Joao Roberto Marinho
$4.0B
Born
Sep 16, 1953
Age
72
Source of Wealth
Media
Residence
Rio de Janeiro,
Citizenship
Brazil
Marital Status
Married
Children
3
Education
- Joao Roberto Marinho and his two billionaire brothers, Jose Roberto and Roberto Irineu, inherited control of Globo, Brazil's largest media group.
- Their grandfather Irineu Marinho launched O Globo newspaper in 1925; he died 25 days after the first issue was published and his oldest son took over.
- Globo Group includes Brazil's largest broadcaster, Rede Globo; Brazil's largest newspaper company and Globosat, Brazil's largest pay TV provider.
- Joao Roberto worked at O Globo, one of Brazil's most influential newspapers. He held a number of positions before becoming vice president in 1982.
- Joao Roberto is now the executive president of Grupo Globo and the chairman of the board of directors.
- The Marinho family contributed to the establishment of museums in Brazil such as Museum of Tomorrow, The Football Museum, and Museum of the Portuguese Language.
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