Photo: Unknown Unknown, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³⁷

Roberto Marinho

Brazilian media entrepreneur (1904–2003)

Roberto Pisani Marinho (3 December 1904 – 6 August 2003) was a Brazilian businessman and tycoon who was the founder and owner of media conglomerate Grupo Globo from 1925 to 2003, and during this period expanded the company from newspapers to radio and television.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Roberto Marinho (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Dec 3, 1904, died Aug 6, 2003.¹

About

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Marinho inherited the newspaper O Globo and began working there as a reporter. Later he became the chief editor. Marinho founded and was the president of the Brazilian TV channel, Rede Globo, the biggest television network in the country; it now has 123 stations and associates.

Marinho is considered one of the most influential and powerful figures of the 20th century in Brazil.

From Wikipedia’s article on Roberto Marinho, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

CBNFounder²⁹
Central Globo de JornalismoFounder³⁰
Editora GloboFounder³¹
Globo FilmesFounder³²
Grupo GloboFounder³³
RGEFounder³⁴
Sistema Globo de RádioFounder³⁵
Sky BrasilFounder³⁶

Career

Occupation: art collector, patron of the arts, journalist, businessperson, editor.²³

Date not recordedWorked at O Globo³
Date not recordedFounded RGE⁴
Date not recordedFounded TV Globo DF⁵
Date not recordedFounded TV Globo Minas⁶
Date not recordedFounded TV Globo Pernambuco⁷
Date not recordedFounded Globo Rio⁸
Date not recordedFounded TV Integração Juiz de Fora⁹
Date not recordedFounded TV TEM Sorocaba¹⁰
Date not recordedFounded TV TEM São José do Rio Preto¹¹
Date not recordedFounded TV Vanguarda São José dos Campos¹²
Date not recordedFounded BH FM¹³
Date not recordedFounded Central Globo de Jornalismo¹⁴

More of their career (8)

Date not recordedFounded TV Globo¹⁵
Date not recordedFounded Sky Brasil¹⁶
Date not recordedFounded Editora Globo¹⁷
Date not recordedFounded Globo Filmes¹⁸
Date not recordedFounded Grupo Globo¹⁹
Date not recordedFounded CBN²⁰
Date not recordedFounded Sistema Globo de Rádio²¹
Date not recordedFounded CBN São Paulo²²

Personal life

BornDec 3, 1904, Rio de Janeiro²⁴
DiedAug 6, 2003, Rio de Janeiro²⁵
CitizenshipBrazil²⁶

Awards

1995Order of Cultural Merit (Brazil)²⁷
1982Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise²⁷
1965Maria Moors Cabot Prizes²⁷
1957Maria Moors Cabot Prizes^{27 28}
Date not recordedInternational Emmy Directorate Award²⁷
Date not recordedhonorary doctor of the Federal University of Ceará²⁷

Sources

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WikidataRoberto Marinho on Wikidata
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WikipediaRoberto Marinho on Wikipedia
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Worked at O Globo, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded RGE, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV Globo DF, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV Globo Minas, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV Globo Pernambuco, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded Globo Rio, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV Integração Juiz de Fora, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV TEM Sorocaba, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV TEM São José do Rio Preto, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV Vanguarda São José dos Campos, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded BH FM, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded Central Globo de Jornalismo, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded TV Globo, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded Sky Brasil, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded Editora Globo, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded Globo Filmes, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded Grupo Globo, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded CBN, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded Sistema Globo de Rádio, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: Founded CBN São Paulo, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataRoberto Marinho: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataCBN, Founder
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WikidataCentral Globo de Jornalismo, Founder
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WikidataEditora Globo, Founder
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WikidataGlobo Filmes, Founder
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WikidataGrupo Globo, Founder
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WikidataRGE, Founder
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WikidataSistema Globo de Rádio, Founder
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WikidataSky Brasil, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsRoberto Marinho photo by Unknown Unknown, Public domain