Journalist Renato Machado died this Thursday morning (16), aged 83, at Clínica São Vicente, in Rio de Janeiro. With a career spanning more than five decades in the press, he has become one of the best-known faces in Brazilian television journalism, with stints on programs such as Bom Dia Brasil, Jornal Nacional, Jornal da Globo and RJTV.
Renato Machado, former presenter of "Bom Dia Brasil", dies aged 83
Journalist Renato Machado died this Thursday morning (16), aged 83, at Clínica São Vicente, in Rio de Janeiro. With a career spanning more than five decades in the press, he has become one of the best-known faces in Brazilian television...
Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Renato began his career in 1969, at Jornal do Brasil, before joining TV Globo, where he remained for more than 40 years. Throughout this period, he established himself as one of the broadcaster's main international correspondents and participated in the coverage of some of the most notable events in recent history.
- Among the events followed by Renato Machado are the Falklands War, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the terrorist attacks in Paris, in addition to various international coverages that...
- Outside of the newsroom, he also dedicated himself to producing content about food and wine, topics he was passionate about and which he covered as a columnist and presenter of specialized...
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Born in Rio Grande do Sul, Renato began his career in 1969, at Jornal do Brasil, before joining TV Globo, where he remained for more than 40 years. Throughout this period, he established himself as one of the broadcaster's main international correspondents and participated in the coverage of some of the most notable events in recent history.
Among the events followed by Renato Machado are the Falklands War, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and the terrorist attacks in Paris, in addition to various international coverages that helped to project his name in Brazilian journalism.
In 2021, he ended his career at Globo. Outside of the newsroom, he also dedicated himself to producing content about food and wine, topics he was passionate about and which he covered as a columnist and presenter of specialized programs.
In a statement to the Memória Globo project, Renato defined television journalism as permanent learning.
"To be a television journalist, you need to accumulate knowledge. It's about knowing interesting facts about cranes, camera traffic, framing, colors, text, editing. It's an exchange. A universe of learning that, every day, you see that you make mistakes", he stated.
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