Pedro Bial (born March 29, 1958) is a Brazilian producer,

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and a

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. He is best known for hosting the

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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 the reality show ''

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'' (the Brazilian version of '' Big Brother'').

Career

Bial graduated in

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from

PUC-RJ The Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro ( pt, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio) is a Jesuit, Catholic, pontifical university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the joint responsibility of the Catholic Ar ...

. His career, as a reporter, began at

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV stati ...

in 1981. In 1988, he started to work for Jornal Hoje 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 ...

. He also hosted Rede Globo's live broadcast of Rock in Rio II. Bial was international correspondent for Globo network from 1988 to 1996. He replaced Renato Machado on August 13, 1988. In 1996, he started to host ''

''. As of 2014, he's been hosting the ''Big Brother Brasil'' for 14 seasons. In 2003 he translated and interpreted "

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" by

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, which was a great success. On July 5, 2012, he started to present a brand new show called '' Na Moral''. In 2017, leaves the command of Big Brother Brazil, after 17 editions. In the same year, he takes charge of a talk show called 'Conversa com Bial'. He is currently a

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and columnist of the

Instituto Millenium The Instituto Millenium (Millennium Institute), also known by the acronym Imil (or IMIL), is a Brazilian " advocacy think tank" based in Rio de Janeiro. It was created in 2005 by the economist Patrícia Carlos de Andrade and the Philosophy profes ...

Personal life

He was married to actress

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for 2 years. His first marriage was to actress

Fernanda Torres Fernanda Pinheiro Monteiro Torres (born 15 September 1965) is a Brazilian film, stage and television actress and writer. She was born in Rio de Janeiro, the daughter of the Oscar-nominated actress Fernanda Montenegro and the actor Fernando Torre ...

. Bial plays

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and his brother Alberto Bial is a

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. His sister Irene Bial is a psychotherapist.

Books

* On 2004, he published the book ''

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

'', the authorized biography of

, founder of

References

1958 births Living people People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian people of Lithuanian descent Brazilian journalists Male journalists Brazilian television presenters Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro alumni {{Brazil-journalist-stub