Fátima Gomes Bernardes (born 17 September 1962) is a Brazilian journalist and TV host. She joined

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

in 1987 as the host of RJTV, the regional news from Rio de Janeiro, and became widely known in 1989 when she hosted '' Jornal da Globo'', the late night news program. She also hosted ''

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 TV Globo since August 5, 1973, created by José Bon ...

'', '' Jornal Hoje'', and '' Jornal Nacional'', where she was the news anchor from 1998 to 2011. Bernardes hosted the morning talk show '' Encontro'' from 2012 to 2022. She continued working with Globo until 2024 when she left the channel.

Biography

Bernardes studied journalism at the

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (, UFRJ) is a public university, public research university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the country and is one of the Brazilian centers of excellence in teaching and r ...

. She began working for the Brazilian newspaper

O Globo ''O Globo'' (, ''The Globe'') is a Brazilian newspaper based in Rio de Janeiro. ''O Globo'' is the leading daily newspaper in the country and the most prominent print publication in the Grupo Globo media conglomerate. Founded by journalist Ir ...

in 1983. In February 1987, she joined

as a news presenter, and in a few months she was hosting RJTV, Globo's regional news program for the state of Rio de Janeiro. In May 1989, she hosted late night news program Jornal da Globo alongside Eliakim Araújo, and from July 1989, with William Bonner, who she eventually married the following year.

Filmography

References

External links

Official website
* 1962 births Living people Mass media people from Rio de Janeiro (city) Brazilian journalists Brazilian women journalists Brazilian television presenters Brazilian women television presenters Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni {{Brazil-journalist-stub