Marcelo Luiz Rezende Fernandes (November 12, 1951 – September 16, 2017) was a Brazilian journalist and television presenter.
Marcelo Rezende | |
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.jpg) Rezende in 2016, at a test screening of Os Dez Mandamentos: O Filme | |
| Born | Marcelo Luiz Rezende Fernandes November 12, 1951 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Died | September 16, 2017 (aged 65) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist and television presenter |
He began his career as a sports journalist in the city of Rio de Janeiro in the coverage of several major games in the 1970s.[1]
Biography
Rezende worked at Rede Globo for 23 years as a reporter, where he was hired to present the Linha Direta police program until December 2000. He was last seen on RecordTV, where he presented the Cidade Alerta program.[2] In May 2017 Rezende was diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer,[3] and eventually died on September 16, 2017, at 17:45 BRT, after suffering from multiple organ failure.[4]