The Best TV Shows on TV Globo

Every TV Globo Show Ranked From Best To Worst

A broadcaster of distinction, TV Globo has aired more than 20 shows between 1965 and 2026. Leading the pack on TV Globo are Capitão Furacão and Jornal Nacional, with their initial broadcasts in 1965 and 1969. Discover the best of TV Globo with our list of over 20 series, meticulously updated for August 2026.

  • 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.

  • Tropical Paradise
    Tropical Paradise (2007)8.2

    The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who founds, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides on having an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.

  • 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 journalistic program shown on Sundays, presented by Poliana Abritta and Maju Coutinho. Every week, he presents special reports, shows and various paintings.

  • 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 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.

  • Xou da Xuxa
    Xou da Xuxa (1986)7.0

    Airing weekday mornings, the show featured segments of games (mainly competitions and musical numbers) interspersed with cartoons. Despite the consistently negative reactions from intellectuals and specialized critics, Xou da Xuxa quickly became the most successful children's program in the history of Brazilian television, transforming its presenter into a phenomenon from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s.

  • 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.

  • Pages of Life
    Pages of Life (2006)6.5

    Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.

  • 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.

  • Capitão Furacão
    Capitão Furacão (1965)N/A

    "Capitão Furacão" premiered on TV Globo's launch day, April 26, 1965, with the motto "Always alert and obedient!" The children's program was hosted by Pietro Mario (Capitão Furacão). In the second year, actress Elizangela began co-hosting alongside him, becoming his loyal assistant. Capitão Furacão was always surrounded by children; while spinning his ship's helm, he would read letters sent by viewers, organize games and contests, tell stories about the sea, offer advice to aspiring sailors, and present short films and cartoons.

  • 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.