Fantástico

Fantástico (Portuguese for Fantastic) is a Brazilian weekly television newsmagazine broadcast on Sundays by Rede Globo. The show's first episode was on August 5, 1973 in black-and-white. It began as a variety show featuring music, dance numbers, teletheater, humor, mixed with a small amount of news. The following year, it began transmission in color. In September 1988, the program was shown live and has continued since. In 1993 the format was changed to a television newsmagazine. The format of Fantástico is an open ended newscast. The hosts introduce the stories that are then reported by the same host. Some segments will include other reporters, typically when going live to a location. The stories are introduced from a set where the...