Renato Machado marked Brazilian television journalism with his coverage of world historical events; remember

Renato Machado, a reference in Brazilian television journalism, dies at the age of 83 in Rio Journalist Renato Machado, former presenter of Bom Dia Brasil, died this Thursday morning (16), aged 83, at Clínica São Vicente, in Gávea, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. A reference in Brazilian television journalism, Renato followed some of the main events in recent history. Remember some of his most notable coverages: Falklands War and conflicts in Central America In 1982, he participated in the coverage of the Falklands War. Experienced in international affairs, fluent in English and French, the journalist participated in coverage working from Rio de Janeiro and Argentina. Exclusive interview with journalist Renato Machado to Memória Globo about Jornal da Globo's coverage of the Malvinas War. Renato Machado was also sent to several countries for special reports. In 1983, he traveled to Central America for a series of articles for "Globo Repórter", amid the conflicts that marked the region. "We traveled without planning, the agenda developed on the fly. One of our stops was Managua, the capital of Nicaragua", he recalled to Memória Globo. During this trip, he managed to get an exclusive interview with the then guerrilla fighter, and later president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega. In 1985, he went to Normandy to attend the celebrations in honor of the 40th anniversary of D-Day. Renato Machado recorded next to German casemates and saw the cemeteries of ex-combatants with “white crosses as far as the eye can see”. Renato Machado during coverage of the Falklands War Acervo TV Globo Accident in Chernobyl and the fall of Alfredo Stroessner A year later, he covered the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear plant from Upsala, Sweden. “We went to the shore of a large lake to record a passage and only there did I realize that I was in danger.” In the same year, he was sent to Paris to cover terrorist attacks carried out by members of Hezbollah, an Islamic fundamentalist group. After his period as an international correspondent, Renato Machado returned to Brazil and participated in important coverage, such as the fall of General Alfredo Stroessner, in Paraguay (1989). In 1990, Renato broke the news when he was in Tel-Aviv to cover a classical music concert, and, unexpectedly, Saddam Hussein bombed the city. He followed the impeachment of President Fernando Collor, in 1992, and the national commotion over the death of driver Ayrton Senna, in 1994. Journalist Renato Machado Acervo/TV Globo