GLOBO celebrated its hundred years with special reports, services and projects

Throughout 2025, centennial celebrations included GLOBO’s largest ever print edition on July 27. There were 500 pages and 14 thematic notebooks with reports, analyses, articles and testimonies on the history of the first vehicle of Grupo Globo and the future of journalism in times of technological change.

— It was an unforgettable year for the entire GLOBO community, from readers to employees. Delving into our history has brought us self-knowledge and a breath of fresh air towards another century of success and service provided in Brazil — said GLOBO Editorial Director Alan Gripp.

The centenary month also saw the launch of the documentary series “O Century do GLOBO”, broadcast on TV Globo and available on Globoplay. Created by Pedro Bial and produced by Estúdios Globo, the series mixed unpublished interviews, historical elements and fictional passages, divided into four episodes, which recreated significant moments and characters from the newspaper. Actor Tony Ramos played Roberto Marinho, who took over the newspaper in 1931 and was a central figure in Brazilian journalism for eight decades. His father, Irineu Marinho, founded O GLOBO on July 29, 1925.

In addition to the series, GLOBO’s legacy was presented with the exhibition “A Century of Stories”, which was presented in Rio and Brasilia with photos, videos and objects that recall the important initiatives of the newspaper and its centuries-old relationship with Brazilian society.

There was also the launch, by Globo Livros, of two books that explain why O GLOBO has become the most read newspaper in the country. The first issue, “A Century of Stories – Brazil and the World through the Eyes of the Country’s Largest Newspaper,” offered a sort of 100-year retrospective of Brazil and the world, from the perspective of GLOBO journalism. Curated by Míriam Leitão, the book featured texts by Ancelmo Gois, Agostinho Vieira, Arthur Dapieve, Ascânio Seleme, Cora Rónai, Flávia Oliveira, Lauro Jardim, Merval Pereira, Pedro Doria, Toninho Nascimento and Míriam herself.

The second book, “A century in a hundred chronicles – The columnists who marked the history of GLOBO”, brings together the writings of 32 famous authors who worked for the newspaper, such as Guimarães Rosa, Nelson Rodrigues, Rubem Braga, Elsie Lessa, Jô Soares, João Ubaldo Ribeiro and Fernanda Young. The book was curated by Maria Amélia Mello with the collaboration of Cláudia Mesquita.

The relevance of GLOBO can be measured in numbers. Through October, the newspaper’s website averaged 28,062,413 users and 172,098,400 page views per month, according to Comscore data. These figures gave GLOBO the absolute leading position among Brazilian newspapers.

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In 2025, O GLOBO showed in detail the most decisive events in the country and the world, in addition to launching new tools to allow readers to better understand this reality. One of these new features was the Crime Map, an interactive page that tracks theft statistics in all neighborhoods of Rio and Niterói.

The newspaper also followed legal and political developments in the investigation into the coup plot, which led to the conviction and arrest of former President Jair Bolsonaro. The trial included real-time analysis by columnists, interactive infographics, live streams and exclusive content for the newspaper’s WhatsApp channel.

In addition to reviving the past and focusing on the present, the centenary marked important milestones for GLOBO’s future. In August, the newspaper launched its first journalism course, entitled “Journalism of the future”, which allowed 20 young graduates to discuss the careers of the press with renowned journalists, columnists and professionals.

The celebrations also included a special edition of Faz Diferença, which celebrated the centenary by paying tribute to readers and employees, in addition to honoring, in the “International Recognition” category, Filipino journalist Maria Ressa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize.