Ricardo Eugênio Boechat (July 13, 1952 – February 11, 2019) was a Brazilian news anchor. He worked for newspapers such as ''

O Globo ''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Irineu Marinho, owner of ''A Noite'', it was orig ...

'', ''

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'', ''

O Estado de São Paulo ''O Estado de S. Paulo'' (; ), also known as ''Estadão'' (; ), is a daily newspaper published in São Paulo, Brazil. It is the third largest newspaper in Brazil, and its format changed from broadsheet to berliner on October 17, 2021. It has t ...

'' and '' Jornal do Brasil''. Before his death, he was active as a news director and radio anchor at

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and held a position as television anchor at ''Jornal da Band''. Boechat won three

Esso Journalism Award ''ExxonMobil Journalism Award'' (''Prêmio ExxonMobil de Jornalismo''), previously known as Esso Journalism Award (''Prêmio Esso de Jornalismo''), formerly known as Esso Reportage Award (''Prêmio Esso de Reportagem''), is an annual Brazilian jou ...

s. He entertained a weekly column at news magazine '' IstoÉ'', and in 2002 authored the book ''Copacabana Palace''.

Career

Boechat began his career in 1970 as reporter at the newspapers ''

O Estado de S. Paulo ''O Estado de S. Paulo'' (; ), also known as ''Estadão'' (; ), is a daily newspaper published in São Paulo, Brazil. It is the third largest newspaper in Brazil, and its format changed from broadsheet to berliner on October 17, 2021. It has t ...

'', '' Jornal do Brasil'', and the now extinct ''Diário de Notícias''. In 1983 went to the newspaper ''

''. In 1987 he served a six-month term as the Secretariat of Social Communication in the government of Moreira Franco (1987–1991). After fulfilling that commitment he returned to ''O Globo''. At the same time, he began teaching at the College of the City of

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 was involved in editing the monthly newsletter. He hosted a radio news program on BandNews FM, served as an

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on the

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'' Jornal da Band'', wrote a column for the newspaper ''O Dia'' in Rio de Janeiro, and a weekly column in the magazine ''Isto É.'' Boechat voiced a jaguar newscaster in the Brazilian version of the American animated film ''

Zootopia ''Zootopia'' (titled ''Zootropolis'' in various regions) is a 2016 American computer-animated buddy cop action comedy film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. The 55th Disney animated feature film, ...

'' (''Zootropolis''). Other versions of ''Zootopia'' released in other countries use different newscaster characters.Loughrey, Clarisse.
Zootropolis' new anchors change animal depending on what country you're in
" ''

The Independent ''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was publis ...

''. March 7, 2016. Retrieved March 7, 2016.

Personal life

Boechat was first married to Claudia Costa de Andrade and they had four children. He later married Veruska and they had two children.

Death

Boechat died in a helicopter crash on February 11, 2019, near São Paulo, Brazil. Four days later, the Legal Medical Institute published that a politraumatic head injury caused the death of the journalist.

References

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