Natuza Nery

Natuza Nery (São Paulo, ) is a Brazilian journalist, speaker and podcaster. At Grupo Globo, where she currently works, she is a political commentator on the GloboNews news channel and makes weekly appearances on CBN radio. She is also a columnist and podcaster on the G1 News portal.

Previously, Nery worked for the news agency Reuters and for the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, as well as participating in the "Meninas do Jô" segment, Programa do Jô, in TV Globo. She was awarded the CNI Journalism Award and the Folha Journalism Award, both for her work at Folha de S.Paulo.

Family and education Nery was born in São Paulo, the capital, to Dilene Barrêto and Neuber Nery. At the age of two, she moved with her mother to Recife, Pernambuco, where she lived until she was ten years old, subsequently splitting her time between São Paulo and Recife. At fifteen, she returned to Recife and stayed until she turned eighteen. Notable coverage during her time at Reuters includes the primaries that led to Barack Obama's nomination as the Democratic Party candidate in 2008 and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. and participates in the podcast Papo de Política. She also makes weekly appearances on Rádio CBN. Since November 2022, she has been hosting the daily podcast O Assunto, produced by G1, following Renata Lo Prete's departure.

Awards Nery was awarded twice during the time she worked at the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper.

In 2013, Nery won the CNI Journalism Award in the Printed in Newspapers category for the series of reports "The fastest growing Brazil", from Folha de S.Paulo. The reports showed municipalities and regions of the country that had above-average economic performance and were developing at a fast pace.

In 2016, she won the Folha de Jornalismo Award for her interview with former Minister of Culture Marcelo Calero, which resulted in the dismissal of Geddel Vieira Lima, then a key figure in Michel Temer's government. The report was titled "Out of government, Calero accuses Geddel of pressuring him to release work."