2025 in Brazilian television

This is a list of the Brazilian television related events from 2025.

Events

• 28 April – TV Globo celebrates its 60th anniversary with a grand spectacle in the Barra da Tijuca Arena, in Rio de Janeiro. ^{[1] [2]}
• 2 to 3 September – TV Justiça broadcasts the trial of the complaint filed by the Attorney General's Office against former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants live. ^[3]
• 5 September – An NFL game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Charges at the Neo Química Arena in Itaquera, in São Paulo, is broadcast by Sportv. This is the second NFL game in Brazil. ^[4]
• 9 to 12 September – TV Justiça broadcasts the trial of the complaint against former president Jair Bolsonaro and seven other defendants live. ^{[3] [5]}
• 25 September – Mania de Você and Fantástico are nominated for the 2025 International Emmy Awards. ^[6]
• 2 October – Estúdios Globo turns 30 years, when the "Walk of Fame" is inaugurated, a space dedicated to honoring TV veterans. ^[7]
• 7 October – Thainá Gonçalves wins the second season of the reality show Estrela da Casa . ^[8]
• 20 October – The telenovela Três Graças , which is written by Aguinaldo Silva, premieres on TV Globo and replaces the remake of Vale Tudo. ^[9]
• 28 October – Brazilian television stations in the Metropolitan Region of Rio de Janeiro, including TV Globo, Record, SBT, and Band, cover the major operation by the police against the Comando Vermelho in the city of the same name with the first two suspending a large part of their national afternoon programming. In the case of TV Globo, a friendly football match between the Brazilian women's national football team and Italy is not broadcast to viewers in Rio de Janeiro. ^[10]
• 30 and 31 October – The new anchors of the news programs Hora Um da Notícia , Jornal Hoje , and Jornal Nacional mark the beginning of the new phase announced by TV Globo. ^[11]
• 31 October – William Bonner bids farewell to Jornal Nacional from TV Globo, ending a 29-year career at the program's news desk. The journalist leaves the post as the longest-serving anchor in the history of the newscast. ^{[12] [13]}
• 3 November – César Tralli begins presenting the Jornal Nacional alongside Renata Vasconcellos, replacing William Bonner. ^{[12] [13]}
• 22 November – TV Globo's news program shows live coverage of the preventive arrest of former president Jair Bolsonaro, who violated his ankle monitor and intended to flee. ^[14]
• 24 November – The president of Grupo Globo, João Roberto Marinho, wins the World Television Personality award at the 2025 International Emmy Awards, in New York (USA). This is the fourth time that TV Globo has received this International Emmy Award. ^[15]

Networks and services

Launches

Network	Type	Launch date	Notes	Source

Conversions and rebrandings

Old network name	New network name	Type	Conversion Date	Notes	Source

Closures

Network	Type	Closure date	Notes	Source

Deaths

• 6 October - David José, actor who played the character Pedrinho in the first version of "Sítio do Picapau Amarelo" ^[16]
• 24 November - Ione Borges, aged 73, former presenter who became famous for hosting the women's program "Mulheres" alongside Claudete Troiano in the 1980s and 1990s ^[17]

See also

• 2025 in Brazil

References

1. "Show com mais de 200 talentos celebra os 60 anos da TV Globo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
2. "Globo faz show grandioso para celebrar o aniversário de 60 anos; veja melhores momentos". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 29 April 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
3. "Quanto tempo vai durar o julgamento de Bolsonaro? Acompanhe". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 September 2025. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
4. Pinheiro, Leonardo (4 September 2025). "NFL volta ao Brasil nesta sexta, e SP 'respira' futebol americano; confira atrações espalhadas pela cidade". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 5 September 2025.
5. "STF retoma julgamento de Bolsonaro e demais réus nesta quinta, acompanhe ao vivo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 10 September 2025. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
6. "'Mania de Você' e 'Fantástico' são indicados ao Emmy Internacional 2025". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 September 2025. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
7. "Estúdios Globo celebram aniversário com homenagem a talentos da história da emissora". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 October 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
8. "'Estrela da Casa': Thainá Gonçalves vence a segunda edição do reality show". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
9. "'Três Graças': como será a novela que vai substituir 'Vale Tudo' no horário das 21h". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 21 October 2025. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
10. Felix, Walter (28 October 2025). "Globo e Record derrubam grades no Rio para cobrir megaoperação contra o CV". Na Telinha (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 October 2025.
11. "Mudanças na apresentação de telejornais da TV Globo começam nesta quinta-feira, dia 30". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 28 October 2025. Retrieved 28 October 2025.
12. "Que horas e como assistir à despedida de William Bonner do Jornal Nacional nesta sexta-feira". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 October 2025. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
13. "William Bonner e Renata Vasconcellos recebem César Tralli no 'Jornal Nacional'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 November 2025. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
14. "VÍDEO: Plantão da TV Globo mostrou prisão preventiva de Bolsonaro". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 22 November 2025. Retrieved 15 December 2025.
15. "Emmy Internacional 2025: João Roberto Marinho, presidente do Grupo Globo, ganha troféu de Personalidade Mundial da TV". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 November 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
16. "Morre David José, o primeiro Pedrinho do 'Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
17. "Apresentadora Ione Borges morre aos 73 anos em São Paulo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). 24 November 2025. Retrieved 16 December 2025.