''Programa Silvio Santos'' is a Brazilian

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presented and created by

Silvio Santos Senor Abravanel, known professionally as Silvio Santos (Portuguese: /ˈsiwvju ˈsɐ̃tus/) (born December 12, 1930), is a Brazilian entrepreneur, media tycoon and television host. He is the owner of holdings that include SBT, the second largest ...

and broadcast by

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(SBT). Airing since June 2, 1963, it is the second oldest television program in Brazil. It is the main attraction of SBT on Sundays. The program airs from 20:00 until midnight. It is best known as a program of sequential segments, game shows, pranks and its famous airplanes of money. In 1993, the program was even awarded the title of "Oldest Program of the Brazilian TV" by

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, shortly after losing the title to the ''Mosaico na TV'', broadcast since July 16, 1961. In 2015, the program's 'Câmera Escondida' segment with a clown

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shoppers at a

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escalator went viral internationally, particularly through

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. This led many online to question its legitimacy as to whether the show used paid actors, or random members of the public. Contestant

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confirmed that the various actors were paid to walk around the mall for a comedy show, and told that something would happen to them, but were not told what. Nogueira also confirmed that the actors were provided transport and food in addition to their fee.

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