São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, August 14, 1957) is a Brazilian journalist, writer and TV presenter.
Blinder lives in
New Jersey
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, from where he hosts
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 N ...
's
Manhattan Connection Manhattan Connection was a Brazilian talk show, aired from 1993 to 2021. It was created and anchored by journalist Lucas Mendes. The program is taped in New York and was originally broadcast in Brazil on GNT channel, part of Globosat. In 2011, Manh ...
since its inception in 1993. He is also a correspondent for Brazilian radio
Jovem Pan
Jovem Pan is the main Brazilian radio station based in São Paulo, Brazil. It is also the largest network of radio stations of the southern hemisphere, of Latin Americaand one of the biggest radio stations in the world.The network has several bu ...
, writes for the newspaper ''
Diário de Notícias
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History and profile
''Diário de Notícias'' was first published i ...
'' and for the Brazilian magazines ''
Exame
''Exame''
is a fortnightly magazine specializing in economics, business, politics and technology published by Editora Abril, in São Paulo, Brazil. It reports news, reviews and tips about business, sales, investments, economics, environment, tech ...
Latin American studies
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from
Ohio University
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and
International Relations
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from the
University of Notre Dame
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. He taught International Relations at
Indiana University
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Campuses
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* Indiana Univers ...
and was a correspondent for Brazilian newspaper ''
Folha de S.Paulo
''Folha de S.Paulo'' (sometimes spelled ''Folha de São Paulo''), also known as simply ''Folha'' (, ''Sheet''), is a Brazilian daily newspaper founded in 1921 under the name ''Folha da Noite'' and published in São Paulo by the Folha da Manhã c ...
''.
Blinder comes from a Jewish family and lives with his daughters Ana and Aiza and his wife Alma, of
Philippine
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* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
origins. In his youth, he took part in the Jewish youth movement
Chazit Hanoar
The Jewish National Front ( he, חֲזִית יְהוּדִית לְאוּמִּית, ''Hazit Yehudit LeUmit''), commonly known in Israel by its Hebrew acronym, Hayil (Hebrew: ), is a religious far-rightCongregação Israelita Paulista.
He wrote the book ''Terras Prometidas'' (Promised Lands), in which he reflects about various themes and their relation to Jews and the Jewish religion.
Criticism
Offenses to Arab women
In April 2011, during a broadcast of the show Manhattan Connection, he called
Queen Noor of Jordan
Noor Al-Hussein ( ar, نور الحسين; born Lisa Najeeb Halaby; August 23, 1951) is an American-born Jordanian philanthropist and activist who is the fourth wife and widow of King Hussein of Jordan. She was Queen of Jordan from their marri ...
, widow of
King Hussein
Hussein bin Talal ( ar, الحسين بن طلال, ''Al-Ḥusayn ibn Ṭalāl''; 14 November 1935 – 7 February 1999) was King of Jordan from 11 August 1952 until his death in 1999. As a member of the Hashemite dynasty, the royal family o ...
, and
Queen Rania
Rania Al-Abdullah ( ar, رانيا العبد الله, ; born Rania Al-Yassin, 31 August 1970) is Queen of Jordan as the wife of King Abdullah II.
Rania was born in Kuwait to Palestinian parents. She received her bachelor's degree in busine ...
, wife of
Abdullah II
Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein ( ar, عبدالله الثاني بن الحسين , translit=ʿAbd Allāh aṯ-ṯānī ibn al-Ḥusayn; born 30 January 1962) is King of Jordan, having ascended the throne on 7 February 1999. He is a member of ...
, "sluts" (''piranha''). He also used the word to describe one of the daughters-in-law of
Hosni Mubarak
Muhammad Hosni El Sayed Mubarak, (; 4 May 1928 – 25 February 2020) was an Egyptian politician and military officer who served as the fourth president of Egypt from 1981 to 2011.
Before he entered politics, Mubarak was a career officer in ...
, former
President of Egypt
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, as well as
Asma al-Assad
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Assad graduated from King's College London in 1 ...
, wife of
President of Syria
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Ameera al-Taweel
Ameera bint Aidan bin Nayef Al-Taweel Al-Otaibi ( ar, أميرة بنت عيدان بن نايف الطويل العصيمي العتيبي; born 6 November 1983) is a Saudis, Saudi Arabian philanthropy, philanthropist and former princess. Born ...
, ex-wife of
Al-Waleed bin Talal
Al Waleed bin Talal Al Saud ( ar, الوليد بن طلال آل سعود; born 7 March 1955) is a Saudi Arabian billionaire businessman, investor, philanthropist and royal. He was listed on ''Time'' magazine's Time 100, an annual list of the hu ...
of
Saudi Arabia
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. As a response, the Embassy of Jordan in Brazil sent a formal protest to the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Relations. After Blinder's presentation, show editor-in-chief Lucas Mendes apologized for the offenses. Blinder later assumed responsibility for his words in an interview and apologized on air.
Defense of the assassination of Iranian scientists
In January 2012, in Manhattan Connection program, Caio Blinder justified the assassination of Iranian scientists for MEK and Jundallah as a way to avoid possible death, and to deter other scientists from Iran, which he called "terrorist state".
See also
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Criticism of Rede Globo
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