O Século do Globo - Season 1

First aired: 7/8/2025 4 episodes

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the newspaper "O Globo", the documentary was created by Pedro Bial and blends previously unseen interviews, historical reenactments, and archival footage from the newspaper and TV Globo.

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Episodes

1. The Origin

Aired: 7/8/2025

On July 29, 1925, Irineu Marinho launched the evening newspaper "O GLOBO" and died 23 days later. Roberto, his eldest son, took over the newspaper's management and began modernizing it.

2. The Newspaper and the Dictatorship

Aired: 7/9/2025

In editorials, Roberto Marinho supports the 1964 military coup but personally defends his communist employees. Devoting himself to TV Globo, he hires Evandro Carlos de Andrade as editor-in-chief.

3. The Return of Democracy

Aired: 7/10/2025

With the return to democracy, Roberto Marinho expanded his political influence, and "O Globo" became Rio's leading newspaper. Major news coverage made history. In 1995, Evandro took charge of the TV news division.

4. Present and Future

Aired: 7/11/2025

Following Marinho's death, his children take over the Group, which faces the challenges of 21st-century journalism. The newspaper deepens its modernization, becomes the country's largest, and distinguishes itself through major news coverage.