''Custe o Que Custar'' (In English, Whatever it Takes, represented by the acronym CQC) was a program that brought together journalism and humor on Brazilian television, produced by Eyeworks and broadcast weekly by

Rede Bandeirantes Rede Bandeirantes (, ''Bandeirantes Network''), or simply known as Band (), is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It began broadcasting on May 13, 1967 on VHF channel 13 in São Paulo. Its founder was businessman João Saad with t ...

from 2008 to 2015. In total, it had eight seasons and 339 episodes. The format is based on the original Argentinean

Caiga quien caiga ''Caiga Quien Caiga'' (''Whoever May Fall''), also known as ''CQC'', is an Argentine television show. Under the format of the production company Cuatro Cabezas, ''CQC'' has also been adapted in Spain, France, Chile, Italy, Brazil, Portugal and b ...

, created by Mario Pergolini and Diego Guebel, in 1995. The attraction was awarded in several categories with the main awards on Brazilian television, such as the APCA, Press Trophy and the Brasil Quality Art Award .

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acted as co-director in the implementation of the Brazilian version of "Caiga Quien Caiga" and was host from 2008 to 2014. In the last year of the program, the host was

Dan Stulbach Dan Filip Stulbach (born September 26, 1969) is a Brazilian actor, television presenter, director and artistic director. Biography He is the first member of a small family of Polish Jewish immigrants to be born in Brazil. He has only one siste ...

, and has Marco Luque and

Rafael Cortez Rafael de Faria Cortez (born October 25, 1976) is a Brazilian journalist, actor and comedian. Education and career Cortez graduated in journalism from PUC-SP and between 2008 and 2012 was a reporter of ''Custe o Que Custar''. On July 15, 20 ...

on his team. The reports are conducted by Mauricio Meirelles (enrolled in November 2011), Lucas Salles (who joined the program in 2014), Juliano Dip and Erick Krominski (both since 2015). The program covered weekly events in politics, arts and sports, from a humorous and satirical point of view. He often used metalanguage to satirize the show itself in live broadcasts and introduce subject matter graphics and sound effects. The format comes from Argentina, when it originated under the name Caiga Quien Caiga, created in 1995 by

Mario Pergolini Mario Daniel Pergolini (born July 3, 1964, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine journalist, media producer and businessman, best known as the former main host of the television show ''Caiga Quien Caiga'' (''CQC'') broadcast on Argentina's Telefe. H ...

Cast

Presenters

: Current presenter : Previous presenter(s)

Reporters

: Current reporter : Previous reporter(s)

References

External links

{{commons category, CQC (Brazil)
Official site
Brazilian comedy television series Rede Bandeirantes original programming 2008 Brazilian television series debuts 2015 Brazilian television series endings 2000s Brazilian television series 2010s Brazilian television series Portuguese-language television shows