Journalist Ricardo Pereira, former director of Globo in Portugal, dies at age 72

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Pereira was treating pancreatic and liver cancer. At Globo for more than 40 years, he participated in historical coverage such as Brazilian redemocratization and the post-war period in the Falklands. Journalist Ricardo Pereira in file photo TV Globo/Reproduction The journalist and former director of Globo Portugal Ricardo Pereira died on Sunday night (10), aged 72. The death was confirmed by the family. Details of the wake and burial were not disclosed. Ricardo Pereira had been treating pancreatic and liver cancer for four years. In September, the journalist retired and participated in the transition ceremony for Globo Portugal’s management position. GLOBO MEMORY: Ricardo Pereira’s trajectory Over more than 40 years, Pereira developed a remarkable career at Globo. He was a political reporter and international correspondent, as well as a director. In all his roles, he reported events of great repercussion for Brazil and the world. Career The journalist arrived at Globo in 1977, as a reporter for Jornal Nacional and Fantástico. The previous year, he had already reported for Globo, still as a “freelancer”. In 1978, he moved to Brasília with the mission of following the process of political opening in the country, initiated by the then military president Ernesto Geisel. In 1980, Ricardo Pereira became Globo’s correspondent in London, United Kingdom. There, he covered events such as the earthquake in Southern Italy and the war between Iran and Iraq – when he managed to get an interview with Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. In 1983, the journalist began to command the Globo office in London. In 1986, he moved to Italy, where he directed journalism at Telemontecarlo, then associated with Organizações Globo. In 2006, while still in Italy, he became a consultant for Globo for the channel’s distribution in Europe. In 2011, he was appointed director of Globo Portugal, a position in which he remained until September this year. Retirement and documentary Despite retiring in September, Ricardo Pereira wanted to continue recording great stories. In recent months, he was preparing a documentary for Globoplay about a war diary that he found on a trip in 1983 to the Falkland Islands – a territory subject to dispute between Argentina and the United Kingdom. The war between the countries over command of the islands had ended a year earlier, in 1982. Pereira was the first non-British TV reporter permitted to enter the site. “In these same hills, we found this diary of an Argentine soldier, soldier Adrian Sacheto. Private Sacheto’s diary says that on the 30th, already on board the ship, he found out where he was going. They were going to return to the Islands Malvinas. They were going to take it back from the English, according to the commanders”, says an excerpt from the documentary’s script. Even fighting cancer, in the midst of treatment, Ricardo Pereira maintained his perseverance and willingness to elucidate what was behind the diary. The attitude in preparing the documentary is an example of Ricardo Pereira’s journalistic brand throughout his career. Memória Globo In a statement to the Memória Globo project, Ricardo Pereira recalled some of his main coverages throughout his career. Read excerpts: Earthquake in Southern Italy, in 1980: “It was the most dramatic coverage I did in my career. I had never seen anything like it. Death, destruction and pain caused by a tragic mix of fatality and poverty,” he recalls. 1982 World Cup: “It was the dream Cup for TV Globo and for all of us who participated. To be perfect, we just needed to combine it with the Italians. Globo was exclusive to the World Cup. We were 150 Brazilians covering the event in Spain, a Fantastic Cup”, he says. Post-War Malvinas, 1983: “We got permission from the English government to go to the Falklands. I went with cameraman Newton Quilichini. We saw the absurdity of that war. The English troops managed to take Goose Green, which seemed to be a very important city in the geopolitics of the islands. But Goose Green is exactly four houses and a church. We found diaries from Argentine soldiers. That military operation was a mistake, a lot of people died for nothing.”

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