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

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channel, part of

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. In 2011, Manhattan Connection moved to the

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channel, also part of the

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cable system. The last episode on Globo News was aired on 22 November 2020. The program was scheduled to return in January 2021, this time on

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Manhattan Connection is one of the longest running news talk shows in Brazilian history. It consistently ranks among the highest on its channel's ratings list. In its first phase, the participants were

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and

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. Today Mendes and Blinder continue their participation from New York. There are three other participants: Diogo Mainardi from Venice,

Ricardo Amorim Ricardo Amorim is a Brazilian economist. He was described as "Brazil's "most influential economist" by ''Forbes'' magazine. Amorim is the author of ''After the Storm''. He is a former host of Manhattan Connection at Globonews, the only Brazilian ...

from São Paulo, and

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who alternates between New York and Miami. Angelica Vieira, the executive producer, has been with the program since its inception. It has since been among the top three in ratings on the network. The program is in Portuguese and divided in three segments - politics, economics, and cultural events around the world and is aired in 116 countries.

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Official page (in Portuguese)—full episodes behind paywallGloboNews page (in Portuguese) with selected free-access clips
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