Glória Maria

About

Brazilian journalist, reporter, and television presenter, who won many lifetime achievement awards from different organizations over the course of her career. She conducted interviews with celebrities, reported on wars, and traveled the world for her work. She was the first black reporter to be on Brazilian television.

Before Fame

She received her journalism degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Upon graduating she worked for various written publications. Her first piece was published in November 1971.

Trivia

She said in an interview that all the traveling she did to report on the Middle East and other exotic places filled over ten passports during the '80s. She spent time volunteering in India and Nigeria. 

Family Life

She was born Gloria Matta Maria da Silva in Rio de Janeiro. She had two daughters, Laura Matta da Silva, and Maria Matta da Silva. She dated Austrian engineer Hans Bernhard, a Frenchman named Eric Auguin, Portuguese entrepreneur Frederico Fragoso and Swede Martin Stenmarck.

Associated With

During her career, she had the opportunity to interview superstars like Freddie Mercury, Michael Jackson, and Madonna.