Francisco de Assis Pinheiro, known professionally as Chico Pinheiro (born 17 June 1953, in Santa Maria), is a Brazilian

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and

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. He is the current editor-in-chief and anchorman of Bom Dia Brasil, the Brazilian news program, aired by

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Career

Pinheiro was born in Rio Grande do Sul, but moved to his parents' home state of

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as a baby. He graduated in

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by PUC Minas and began his career in Diário de Minas,

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and TV Globo Minas. At the end of 1989, he moved to

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, where he was hired by

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where he presented the programs ''Canal Livre'', ''Jornal da Noite'', ''Jornal de Domingo'' and ''Jornal da Band''. In 1995, he moved to

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, but left after a pastor of Igreja Universal do Reino de Deus kicked a Nossa Senhora Aparecida icon during a religious program broadcast by the channel. Soon after, he joined

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. Also in 1996, Chico returned to

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to be the anchor of ''Bom Dia São Paulo'' and '' Bom Dia Brasil'', which debuted in new format. Since then, he became one of the relief anchors for both news programs, '' Jornal Nacional'' and '' Jornal da Globo''. Later he went on to anchor the local news program ''SPTV'', from 1998 to 2011, and ''Espaço Aberto'' on

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, which is now called ''Sarau'', where he interviewed well-known names in

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scene. In 2011, he became the main anchor of '' Bom Dia Brasil'', replacing Renato Machado, who later became a correspondent in London, England and since 2014, he presents the parades of the samba schools in São Paulo.

TV news

; Rede Bandeirantes * Jornal da Noite (1992-1993); * Jornal de Domingo (1993); * Jornal da Band (1992-1995). ; Rede Record *

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(1995-1996); ; Rede Globo * Bom Dia São Paulo and Bom Dia Brasil (1996-1998); * SPTV 1ª Edição (1998-2011); * Bom Dia Brasil (2011–2020). ; Globo News * Sarau (until 2007).

Stand-in Presenter

; Globo * Jornal Nacional (Since 1996); * Jornal da Globo (2000-2005)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pinheiro, Chico 1953 births Living people Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais alumni People from Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul Brazilian television news anchors