The Best TV Shows on TV Globo

Every TV Globo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

Discover the best of TV Globo with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for August 2026. Premiering in 1969 and 1971, Jornal Nacional and Jornal Hoje are among TV Globo’s most celebrated shows. Across the timeline from 1969 to 2026, TV Globo has presented audiences with over 20 captivating shows.

  • A Grande Família
    A Grande Família (2001)8.4

    The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.

  • Hilda Hurricane
    Hilda Hurricane (1998)8.1

    After breaking off her engagement on her wedding day and going directly to a prostitution house, a young model becomes the city's most famous harlot, known as "Hilda Hurricane", in the 50's Brazil. She could do fine if it wasn't for Malthus, a young novice said to be a saint, for whom she falls in love. However, the boy is kept under the strict, severe doctrine of Father Nelson, a conservative priest intolerant even to every minor sin. Things start getting harder when Roberto, Malthus' old friend and a communist reporter (the actual author of the story), tries to interview Hilda and disclosure the real reasons behind her radical change of mind. In the meantime, the middle-classes are terrified by the "leftist threat" in Brazilian politics.

  • Brazil Avenue
    Brazil Avenue (2012)8.1

    Brazil Avenue is a dynamic, lifelike, and modern telenovela that reveals how unrelenting ambition and inflicted cruelty can change a young girl’s destiny and lead her to seek revenge.

  • Fantástico
    Fantástico (1973)8.0

    Fantástico is a Brazilian weekly television newsmagazine broadcast on Sundays on Rede Globo.

  • The Trapalhões
    The Trapalhões (1977)8.0

    Os Trapalhões was a Brazilian comedy group and also a Brazilian television series created by Wilton Franco. Its members were Dedé Santana, Zacarias, Mussum and their leader Didi Mocó, that was played by Renato Aragão. The name Trapalhões is derived from the Portuguese verb atrapalhar, which means the opposite of helping, to do something the wrong way or to Those that confuse. The name is translated "Tramps" in English DVD subtitles. It was aired by Rede Globo from 1977 to 1999. On March 18, 1990, Zacarias died due to respiratory failure, but the group and the series didn't come to an end until July 29, 1994, when Mussum died due to an unsuccessful heart transplant.

  • Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
    Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (1977)8.0

    The stories created by Monteiro Lobato take place at the "Sítio do Picapau Amarelo" (Yellow Woodpecker Farm), where various characters experience magical tales and star in unforgettable adventures.

  • A Padroeira
    A Padroeira (2001)8.0

    A Padroeira was a Brazilian soap opera produced and displayed at the time of 18 hours by Rede Globo, between June 18, 2001 and February 23, 2002, and presented in 215 chapters. It was written by Walcyr Carrasco collaboration with Duca Rachid and directed by Walter Avancini, and had Deborah Secco, Luigi Baricelli, Elizabeth Savalla and Maurício Mattar in leading roles.

  • A Favorita
    A Favorita (2008)7.8

    Donatela and Flora, two friends who became rivals. One of them committed a homicide and pretends to be innocent. There are two versions for the same story. Who, after all, is telling the truth? Donatela or Flora?

  • Sítio do Picapau Amarelo
    Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (2001)7.4

  • Jornal Nacional
    Jornal Nacional (1969)7.0

    Jornal Nacional is a Brazilian Emmy-winning primetime news program aired by Rede Globo since September 1, 1969. It was the first news program broadcast live by a television network throughout Brazil.

  • Jornal Hoje
    Jornal Hoje (1971)7.0

    Jornal Hoje is a news program aired by the Brazilian television broadcaster Rede Globo; the program is broadcast in the early afternoon each day from Monday to Saturday and following Globo Esporte and before Vídeo Show. It is presented jointly by Sandra Annenberg and Evaristo Costa.

  • Casseta & Planeta, Urgente!
    Casseta & Planeta, Urgente! (1992)7.0

    Casseta & Planeta is a Brazilian group of comedians who run a TV show named Casseta & Planeta Urgente, broadcast by Rede Globo. The humour featured on the show is mostly satirical, relating to religious or ethical groups, and minorities. The group founded a company called Toviassu Produções Artísticas, whose name is an acronym composed of syllables from the phrase "Todo viado é surdo" – "Every gay is deaf"; which is the ending of a widely known Brazilian practical joke. Each one of the seven members has a specific function within the company. They present their TV show at Rede Globo and publish a website and many books, among other products, for example the "Machobol". Originally a magazine named Casseta Popular and a humour newspaper called O Planeta Diário, the two teams joined forces and were hired by Rede Globo to become writers for the network's comedy shows, starting with TV Pirata in 1988. A few years later, they starred in their own show.

  • Profissão Repórter
    Profissão Repórter (2008)7.0

    Caco Barcellos and a team of young journalists go to the streets, together, to present different angles of the same fact, from the same news. Each reporter always has a mission to fulfill, which involves tasks both in the performance of the live report and in its completion.

  • Soul Mate
    Soul Mate (2005)6.9

    A young woman is fated to relive the love of an earlier life. Separated by time, young Serena and botanist Rafael surmount all obstacles as they live a love that is stronger than fate itself. These challenges include the lovely but ambitious Cristina, who is obsessed by the rich botanist and driven nearly mad by her attempts to shatter their great love. A romantic comedy set in the 1940s, Soul Mate underscores the importance of love, family values and the ties of affection with a light touch and plenty of humor.

  • Young Hearts
    Young Hearts (1995)6.3

    Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.

  • Mais Você
    Mais Você (1999)6.3

  • Coração Acelerado
    Coração Acelerado (2026)6.0

    The musical romantic comedy tells the story of Agrado Garcia, who dreams of being a successful country singer. On the way, she meets the star João Raul, her old flame.

  • Globo Repórter
    Globo Repórter (1973)5.9

    This show addresses issues related to the Brazilian way of life, highlighting matters such as health, education, work and nature.

  • Bom Dia Brasil
    Bom Dia Brasil (1983)N/A

    This show features the main news in Brazil and the world in a magazine format, with commentary on politics, economy, sports and gastronomy.

  • Se Joga
    Se Joga (2019)N/A