Category: TV
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Actor Juca de Oliveira dies at 91
Brazil lost in the early hours of this Saturday (21) one of the most expressive names in national performing arts. The actor, author, and director Juca de Oliveira passed away at 91 years old in São Paulo, victim of pneumonia associated with a cardiological condition. The information was confirmed by the family’s press office to…
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Dennis Carvalho Dies
Actor and director Dennis Carvalho died last Saturday (28) at the age of 78. He was hospitalized at Hospital Copa Star, in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. The specific cause of death was not disclosed by Hospital Copa Star due to lack of family authorization. The unit stated that it did…
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Tela Brasil Streaming Platform Launch Scheduled for This Quarter
The Ministry of Culture (MinC) clarified, through a statement, this Sunday (18) that the free streaming platform Tela Brasil is still in the final testing phase and has not been launched. According to the ministry, “the information that the service is already available does not hold,” and the platform and its apps (Android and iOS…
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Telenovela author Manoel Carlos dies aged 92
Died this Saturday (10), in Rio de Janeiro, the author, director, producer, and writer Manoel Carlos, aged 92. Recognized as one of the greatest names in the history of Brazilian television, the playwright was hospitalized and his death was confirmed through a note released by the Boa Palavra profile. The wake will be closed, restricted…
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Netflix Announces Purchase of Warner Bros. for US$ 72 Billion
Netflix announced on Friday (5) the purchase of the TV and film studios and the streaming division of Warner Bros. Discovery for US$ 72 billion, according to Reuters. The deal ends a dispute that lasted weeks and places one of Hollywood’s most traditional groups back under the control of the company that revolutionized the streaming…
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Netflix Announces Purchase of Warner Bros for $72 Billion
Netflix announced on Friday (5) the acquisition of the TV and film studios and the streaming division of Warner Bros Discovery for $72 billion, according to Reuters. The deal ends a dispute that stretched for weeks and places one of Hollywood’s most traditional groups back under the control of the company that revolutionized the streaming…
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Hollywood’s Eccentric Leading Star, Diane Keaton, Dies at 79
Diane Keaton, who remained one of Hollywood’s most eccentric and beloved actresses decades after her Oscar-winning performance in Annie Hall, died at 79. Her film producer confirmed her death to NPR on Saturday. When I met her for an interview in 2014, she sported her signature look: a bowler hat, tinted-lens glasses, and oversized clothes.…
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Actress and Comedian Berta Loran Dies at 99 in Rio
Actress Berta Loran died on Sunday night (28), at 99 years old, in a private hospital located in Copacabana, in the South Zone of Rio de Janeiro. Born in Warsaw, Poland, she arrived in Brazil as a child and established herself as one of the great names in national humor, with more than seven decades…
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The Many Chicos, but Only One Anysio: Chico Anysio
“Humor is the brother of poetry, humor is what denounces, I have no possibility of fixing anything, but I have the obligation to denounce everything, humor is everything, even funny.” – Chico Anysio Francisco “Chico” Anysio de Oliveira Paula Filho was a Brazilian comedian, actor, radio actor, producer, announcer, screenwriter, writer, voice actor, presenter, composer,…
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William Bonner announces departure from Globo’s Jornal Nacional
Journalist and presenter William Bonner announced that he will leave the presentation and the role of editor-in-chief of Jornal Nacional starting November 3, after 29 years at the helm of the newscast. The journalist will continue at TV Globo and, in 2026, will join the Globo Repórter team alongside Sandra Annenberg, the newspaper O Globo…