Gloria Maria was a Brazilian journalist, reporter, and television host who had an amazing career from the 60s until she died in 2023. She was reported dead on February 2, 2023. She was the first television reporter and TV host of African descent to achieve national success in Brazil.

She became the special reporter for Globo Reporter after she met the news directors of Globo in 1970. She also co-hosted Sergio Chapelin sometimes. She was the first black television reporter in Brazil to represent the seven o’clock news and the first to command Fantastico.

What happened to Gloria Maria?

Gloria Maria has been reported dead by close sources. However, her cause of death has not been announced yet.

President of Brazil, Luiz Lula da Silva has paid tribute to the legendary journalist after her death.

“It is with great sadness that I receive the news of the death of Gloria Maria, one of the greatest journalists in the history of our television. Gloria was a reporter at important moments in Brazil and the world, she interviewed big names and left her mark in the memory of Brazilian men and women. She was the first reporter to make a live entry on Jornal Nacional and became an eternal on the programs Fantastico and Globo Reporter. My hug and solidarity with family, friends, colleagues, admirers of your career,” he wrote.