Ricardo Boechat

Ricardo Boechat
Boechat in 2010
Born
Ricardo Eugênio Boechat

(1952-07-13)July 13, 1952
Buenos Aires, Argentina
DiedFebruary 11, 2019(2019-02-11) (aged 66)
NationalityBrazilian
OccupationJournalist
TelevisionBandNews FM, Band TV
Spouse
Veruska Seibel
(m. 2005)
Children6

Ricardo Eugênio Boechat (July 13, 1952 – February 11, 2019) was a Brazilian news anchor. He worked for newspapers such as O Globo, O Dia, O Estado de São Paulo and Jornal do Brasil. Before his death, he was active as a news director and radio anchor at BandNews FM and held a position as television anchor at Jornal da Band. Boechat won three Esso Journalism Awards.[1] He entertained a weekly column at news magazine IstoÉ,[2] and in 2002 authored the book Copacabana Palace.[3]

  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.