Ricardo Boechat

Brazilian journalist (1952-2019)

Ricardo Eugênio Boechat (July 13, 1952 – February 11, 2019) was an Argentine-born Brazilian journalist and news anchor. He worked for newspapers such as O Globo, O Dia, O Estado de São Paulo and Jornal do Brasil.

Ricardo Boechat
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Boechat in 2010
Born
Ricardo Eugênio Boechat

(1952-07-13)July 13, 1952
DiedFebruary 11, 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 66)
Cause of deathHelicopter crash
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationJournalist
TelevisionBandNews FM, Band TV
Children6

Boechat won three Esso Journalism Awards.[1] He entertained a weekly column at news magazine IstoÉ.[2] In 2002, he authored the book Copacabana Place.[3]

Boechat died in a helicopter crash on February 11, 2019, in São Paulo, Brazil at the age of 66.[4]

References

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  1. "Esso Award" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 21, 2015. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  2. "Boechat's Weekly Column in IstoÉ" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved January 18, 2012.
  3. Root, Regina A. (2005). The Latin American Fashion Reader. Berg Publishers. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-85973-893-1. Retrieved May 10, 2011.
  4. "Helicopter crash kills Brazil news anchor". 2019-02-11. Retrieved 2019-02-11.