Lucas Mendes Campos (born 4 May 1944) is a Brazilian journalist and television presenter. He was awarded the
Maria Moors Cabot Award, the oldest international journalism awards in the United States. In 2015 Campos was one of the 5 recipients of the award for outstanding reporting on the Americas because of his work dedicated to promoting dialogue and democracy in the
Americas
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Along with th ...
.
Biography
Campos was born in
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte (, ; ) is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population around 2.7 million and with a metropolitan area of 6 million people. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropol ...
,
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally ...
state. He studied at the Military College of Belo Horizonte. Lucas made a career in
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...
, where he moved in 1965 to work in the Bloch magazines, such as the extinct
Manchete
Rede Manchete (; lit.: Headline Network; also known as TV Manchete or only Manchete) was a Brazilian television network that was founded in Rio de Janeiro on 5 June 1983 by the Ukrainian-Brazilian journalist and businessman Adolpho Bloch. The ne ...
magazine. In 1968, he became correspondent for the group in
New York
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* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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when he moved there to take a course.
["Conexão entre dois mundos", Marcelo Marthe, ''Veja'' número 2051, 12/3/2008, Editora Abril, págs. 88-89]
Career
In 1975 he was hired by
Rede Globo
TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...
, of which he was an international correspondent from 1985 to 1990.
From 1990 to 1992 he worked behind the scenes for
Rede Record
RecordTV (), formerly known as Rede Record, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network. It is currently the second largest commercial TV station in Brazil, and the 28th largest in the 2012 world ranking. In 2010, it was elected by the adverti ...
.
During his career at Globo's New York office, he covered memorable events with stories for
Jornal Nacional
''Jornal Nacional'' (; ) is the flagship television newscast of TV Globo. First airing on September 1, 1969, according to IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28October 4, 2015, it was the second ...
,
Jornal da Globo
''Jornal da Globo'' (''Globo Journal'') is the late night news show broadcast by the Brazilian television channel TV Globo. It doesn't have a fixed starting time, but usually airs at or after midnight, Monday to Friday evenings.
Hosted by Renat ...
,
Fantástico
''Fantástico'' (originally known as ''Fantástico: O Show da Vida'', Portuguese for ''Fantastic The Show of Life'') is a Brazilian weekly television news program broadcast on Sunday nights on Rede Globo since August 5, 1973, created by José Bo ...
and
Globo Repórter
''Globo Repórter'' is a Brazilian weekly documentary television show broadcast by Rede Globo, on Fridays at 10p.m., ever since its premiere in 1973.
The show addresses issues related to the Brazilian way of life, highlighting matters such as h ...
, as the exclusive interview with
Robert Gallo
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, one of the scientists who identified the AIDS virus, the
Falklands War
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, John Lennon's Murder, Challenger Space Shuttle Accident, Watergate Case, and Presidential Inauguration of American Presidents
Jimmy Carter
James Earl Carter Jr. (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he previously served as th ...
(1977) and
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
(1981).
The coverage of
Carter's presidential inauguration, which mobilized dozens of professionals, many from Brazil, was the first major coverage, produced by
Globo
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journalism, of which he was a part.
Interviews with key personalities also marked his career. In his resume, there are talks with filmmaker
Woody Allen
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, boxer
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali (; born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century, a ...
and Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Abdel Raouf al-Qudwa al-Husseini (4 / 24 August 1929 – 11 November 2004), popularly known as Yasser Arafat ( , ; ar, محمد ياسر عبد الرحمن عبد الرؤوف عرفات القدوة الحسيني, Mu ...
.
In 1993 he created the
Manhattan Connection program for
Globosat
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's
GNT GNT may refer to:
* GNT, a Brazilian television channel
* '' George Negus Tonight'', an Australian television program
* Geschwindigkeitsüberwachung Neigetechnik, a German train safety system
* Good News Translation, a Bible translation
* Grand Na ...
, where he continues today as a presenter and executive editor. He also writes periodic columns for the
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