Christina Rocha

Maria Christina Lima Corrêa da Rocha, best known as Christina Rocha (born June 7, 1957) is a Brazilian journalist and TV presenter. Between May 2009 and March 2023, she was the host of the program Casos de Família, on SBT. In 2024, she is the short-lived presenter of the news program Tá na Hora (It's Time) and she was the creator of the podcast Christina PodTudo, on YouTube. Today, she returns to SBT to present the new Casos de Família, which premieres again on July 28, 2025, at 2:45 PM.

Career

Graduated in journalism from Faculdades Integradas Hélio Alonso, Christina became known as presenter of the program O Povo na TV (English: The People on TV), on the former TVS, now SBT, in 1982. It was an interview program on controversial and scandalous topics. It also featured artistic gossip and consumer protection panels. At the same time, she participated in several films from the Trapalhões sequence. Reports showed the complaints of badly served consumers, who were placed face to face with suppliers of services and products. The conversation often devolved into physical fights. It reached high ratings and even threatened Rede Globo at the time. Wilton Franco, Wagner Montes, Sérgio Mallandro and Roberto Jefferson also appeared as presenters.

The journalist would also present on the same television network the programs O Preço Certo (The Right Price) and Musicamp, alongside Wagner Montes. She was a reporter for Viva a Noite and presented the programs Show da Tarde, Sessão Premiada (Awarded Session), Programa Flávio Cavalcanti (Program Flávio Cavalcanti), TV Powww and was a judge on the Show de Calouros. In 1991 she presented Aqui Agora, which was on the air until 1998. She also presented the Programa Livre, on Thursdays, between September 16 and December 30, 1999, The partnership between the two lasted only a few months due to disagreements between the presenters. Between 2003 and 2004, she presented a new version of the program Alô, Christina and Comando Record on Rádio Record. In 2006 she became a judge on the program O Melhor do Brasil (The Best of Brazil), with Márcio Garcia, on Rede Record (today RecordTV). In 2007, she presented the program Onde Está Você? (Where Are You?), on Rede Bandeirantes. In 2008, the journalist returns to SBT, where she presents the second season of Aqui Agora, along with other journalists. However, the new version of the program is short-lived and Christina is back off TV.

A few months later, in 2009, she was chosen as the new presenter of Casos de Família, This new format acquired by SBT belongs to a production company in Venezuela. Also in 2009, she participated in the telenovela Vende-se um Véu de Noiva, as Eva, and in 2011, she participated in the special 30 Anos de Chaves, as Dona Clotilde. Christina Rocha was also an actress in films of Os Trapalhões.

On March 18, 2024, Christina took over the command of the newscast Tá na Hora (It's Time), alongside Marcão do Povo. Rocha presented it until April 5, being replaced in the following week by Márcia Dantas. On May, 2025, Christina agreed to return to SBT, a year after her dismissal, beginning her third stint on the channel with the relaunch of Casos de Família, which premieres on July 28.

Works Television

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