Mariana Becker

Becker was born in 1971 in Porto Alegre,{{cite news|last=Saram|first=Larissa|title=Mariana Becker: "Faz parte do envelhecimento aceitar que somos imperfeitos"|trans-title=Mariana Becker: "It is part of aging to accept that we are imperfect"|url=https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/idade-sem-tabu/noticia/2020/07/mariana-becker-faz-parte-do-envelhecimento-aceitar-que-somos-imperfeitos.html|work=Marie Claire|language=pt|date=16 July 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020|archive-date=14 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200914071155/https://revistamarieclaire.globo.com/idade-sem-tabu/noticia/2020/07/mariana-becker-faz-parte-do-envelhecimento-aceitar-que-somos-imperfeitos.html|url-status=live}} Rio Grande do Sul.{{cite news |date=10 February 2021 |title=Mariana Becker assina contrato com a Band |trans-title=Mariana Becker signs contract with Band |url=https://telaviva.com.br/10/02/2021/mariana-becker-assina-contrato-com-a-band/ |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Tela Viva News |language=pt}} She is the daughter of a gynecologist and an English literature graduate, and is one of five children in her family.{{cite news|last=Caruso|first=Marina|title=Primeira mulher de destaque na cobertura da Fórmula 1, Mariana Becker fala sobre carreira, assédio e protagonismo feminino|trans-title=First prominent woman in Formula 1 coverage, Mariana Becker talks about career, harassment and female protagonism|url=https://oglobo.globo.com/ela/gente/primeira-mulher-de-destaque-na-cobertura-da-formula-1-mariana-becker-fala-sobre-carreira-assedio-protagonismo-feminino-24303568|work=O Globo|language=pt|date=18 March 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917133142/https://oglobo.globo.com/ela/gente/primeira-mulher-de-destaque-na-cobertura-da-formula-1-mariana-becker-fala-sobre-carreira-assedio-protagonismo-feminino-24303568|archivedate=17 September 2020}}{{cite news|title=Mariana Becker, uma surfista na Fórmula 1|trans-title=Mariana Becker, a surfer in Formula 1|url=https://bikinilife.com.br/mariana-becker-uma-surfista-na-formula-1/|work=Bikini Life|language=pt|date=8 July 2019|accessdate=17 September 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923124439/https://bikinilife.com.br/mariana-becker-uma-surfista-na-formula-1/|url-status=live}} All five children were given equal treatment from their father. After doing ballet,{{cite news |last=Miranda |first=Deborah |date=28 February 2021 |title=Mari Becker, a craque da F1: 'Ídolo não se faz só na conquista de medalhas' |trans-title=Mari Becker, the F1 star: 'You don't just become an idol by winning medals' |url=https://www.uol.com.br/universa/colunas/debora-miranda/2021/02/28/mari-becker-a-craque-da-f1-idolo-nao-se-faz-so-na-conquista-de-medalhas.htm?cmpid=copiaecola |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Universa |language=pt}} Becker began attending Brazilian surfing championships from age 15, doing radio bulletins on the sport for {{Ill|Ipanema FM|lt=Ipanema FM|pt}}.{{cite news|last=Cornachioni|first=Jaquelini|date=13 June 2019|title=Pioneira no jornalismo esportivo, Mariana Becker fala com Glamurama sobre o machismo na profissão e vida longe do Brasil|language=pt|trans-title=Pioneer in sports journalism, Mariana Becker talks to Glamurama about sexism in the profession and life far from Brazil|work=Glamurana|url=https://glamurama.uol.com.br/pioneira-no-jornalismo-esportivo-mariana-becker-abre-o-jogo-sobre-o-machismo-na-profissao-e-vida-longe-do-brasil/|accessdate=17 September 2020}} She was around the age of 17 when she began writing articles on women she found to be interesting. In 1989, Becker enrolled at the Faculty of Social Communications of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul. Becker studied Sociology for half a year and attended radio journalism and semiotic classes. She wrote an article about surfer champion Andrea Lopes, which was published in the Folha de S.Paulo newspaper. In 1994, Becker graduated from the university due to her remaining for one more semester to complete the Course Completion Work on invasion of privacy and breakable and unbreakable barriers for journalists. During the course, she worked at Jornal Vertical, {{Interlanguage link|Ipanema FM|lt=|pt|Ipanema FM}} and interned at the newspaper Zero Hora.{{cite web|last=Timm|first=Nicolle|title=A Famecos me abriu portas para um mundo novo|trans-title="Famecos opened doors for me to a new world"|url=http://portal.eusoufamecos.net/a-famecos-me-abriu-as-portas-para-um-mundo-novo/|publisher=Eu Sou Famecos|language=pt|date=8 September 2015|accessdate=17 September 2020|archive-date=10 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160910012536/http://portal.eusoufamecos.net/a-famecos-me-abriu-as-portas-para-um-mundo-novo/|url-status=usurped}}

Becker was noticed by Rede Globo's editor-in-chief Telmo Zanini at work contacted her and told her to travel to Rio de Janeiro for an test. In 1995, she took up employment with the television network as a reporter at a time when women were scarce in the sport newsroom departments of Brazil in an environment populated 95 per cent of the time by men.{{cite news|last=Tieppo|first=Marcelo|title=Vizinha de Hamilton e de Djokovic, Mariana Becker revela bastidores da F1|trans-title=Hamilton and Djokovic's neighbor Mariana Becker reveals F1 backstage|url=https://uolesportevetv.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2019/06/29/vizinha-de-hamilton-e-de-djokovic-mariana-becker-revela-bastidores-da-f1/|publisher=UOL Esporte|language=pt|date=29 June 2019|accessdate=17 September 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923124442/https://uolesportevetv.blogosfera.uol.com.br/2019/06/29/vizinha-de-hamilton-e-de-djokovic-mariana-becker-revela-bastidores-da-f1/?cmpid=copiaecola|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Grinbergas|first=Daniella|title=Mariana Becker fala da dificuldade de ser mulher no mundo do automobilismo|trans-title=Mariana Becker talks about the difficulty of being a woman in the world of motorsport|url=https://mdemulher.abril.com.br/famosos-e-tv/mariana-becker-fala-da-dificuldade-de-ser-mulher-no-mundo-do-automobilismo/|work=Claudia|language=pt|date=10 November 2019|accessdate=17 September 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923124441/https://mdemulher.abril.com.br/famosos-e-tv/mariana-becker-fala-da-dificuldade-de-ser-mulher-no-mundo-do-automobilismo/|url-status=live}} She found the environment to be unwelcoming, but went on to cover association football, extreme sports and water sports for Rede Globo as well as the World Surf League in the islands of Hawaii and Tahiti in 2003 and 2004.{{cite web|title=Mariana Becker revela amor pelo mar e pratica Stand Up Paddle em Portugal|trans-title=Mariana Becker reveals love for the sea and practices Stand Up Paddle in Portugal|url=http://sportv.globo.com/site/programas/zona-de-impacto/noticia/2014/11/mariana-becker-revela-amor-pelo-mar-e-pratica-stand-paddle-em-portugal.html|publisher=Globo|language=pt|date=25 November 2014|accessdate=17 September 2020|archive-date=21 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000641/http://sportv.globo.com/site/programas/zona-de-impacto/noticia/2014/11/mariana-becker-revela-amor-pelo-mar-e-pratica-stand-paddle-em-portugal.html|url-status=live}} Becker became acquainted with people from the world of motorsport, and in 2007, began to cover Formula One motor racing for Rede Globo as a presenter. She also reported at the Rally dos Sertões in 2009, which broadened her knowledge of motor racing. Becker was a reporter at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. She was also called out to breaking news stories by Rede Globo when required. Following the postponement of the 2020 Formula One World Championship by motorsport's world governing body, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile, for three months due to the COVID-19 pandemic,{{cite news|last=Calçade|first=Paula|title=Mariana Becker corre atrás de boas histórias e é referência no jornalismo|trans-title=Mariana Becker runs after good stories and is a reference in journalism|url=http://29horas.com.br/pessoas/mariana-becker-corre-atras-de-boas-historias-e-e-referencia-no-jornalismo/|work=29Horas|language=pt|date=8 September 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020}} she travelled to the five of the season's rounds by car and not by air travel to avoid spending a plethora of time indoors.{{cite news|title=Mariana Becker cobrirá a temporada 2020 da Fórmula 1 viajando de carro|trans-title=Mariana Becker will cover the 2020 Formula 1 season by car|url=https://esportenewsmundo.com.br/mariana-becker-cobrira-a-temporada-2020-da-formula-1-viajando-de-carro/|publisher=Esporte News Mundo|language=pt|date=1 July 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020|archive-date=23 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923124508/https://esportenewsmundo.com.br/mariana-becker-cobrira-a-temporada-2020-da-formula-1-viajando-de-carro/|url-status=live}}

Following the end of Rede Globo's coverage of Formula One, Becker left the network in December 2020.{{Cite web |date=5 February 2021 |title=Globo não renova contrato de Mariana Becker, que deixa emissora após 27 anos |trans-title=Globo does not renew Mariana Becker's contract, who leaves the network after 27 years |url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/f1/news/globo-nao-renova-contrato-de-mariana-becker-que-deixa-emissora-apos-27-anos/5345535/ |access-date=9 December 2024 |website=Motorsport.com |language=pt}} She joined Rede Bandeirantes from the 2021 Formula One World Championship,{{Cite news |last=Fazio |first=Vitor |date=10 February 2021 |title=Band confirma Mariana Becker como repórter de toda temporada 2021 da Fórmula 1 |trans-title=Band confirms Mariana Becker as reporter for the entire 2021 Formula 1 season |url=https://www.grandepremio.com.br/f1/noticias/band-confirma-mariana-becker-como-reporter-de-toda-temporada-2021-da-formula-1/ |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Grande Premio |language=pt}} having an expanded role with behind-the-scenes look at the paddock and broadcasting how the mechanics and drivers prepare for each Grand Prix.{{Cite news |last=Cesarini |first=Beatriz |date=14 May 2021 |title=Mariana Becker se sente mais solta agora na Band |trans-title=Mariana Becker feels more relaxed now at Band: "I'm at home" |url=https://www.uol.com.br/esporte/ultimas-noticias/2021/05/14/mariana-becker-se-sente-mais-solta-agora-na-band-estou-em-casa.htm?cmpid=copiaecola |access-date=9 December 2024 |publisher=UOL Esporte |language=pt}} When the Brazilian broadcasting rights for Formula One reverted back to TV Globo for the {{F1|2025}} season, Becker did not return to the network and is set to be replaced by Júlia Guimarães.{{Cite news |last=Esperon |first=Danielle |date=27 September 2024 |title=Jornalista solta o verbo sobre fim da Fórmula 1 na Band |trans-title=Journalist speaks out about the end of Formula 1 on Band |url=https://www.tupi.fm/esportes/jornalista-solta-o-verbo-sobre-fim-da-formula-1-na-band/ |access-date=9 December 2024 |publisher=Super Rádio Tupi |language=pt}}{{Cite news |date=17 October 2024 |title=Globo descarta volta de Mariana Becker e define nome para Fórmula 1; veja |trans-title=Globo rules out Mariana Becker's return and defines a name for Formula 1; see |url=https://www.lance.com.br/fora-de-campo/globo-descarta-volta-de-mariana-becker-e-define-nome-para-formula-1-veja.html |access-date=9 December 2024 |work=Lance! |language=pt}}

She lives in Monaco .Becker is fluent in four languages, something she demonstrated during Rede Globo's broadcast of the 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix,{{cite news|title=Mariana Becker fala quatro idiomas em transmissão de Fórmula 1 e impressiona|trans-title=Mariana Becker speaks four languages in Formula 1 broadcast and impresses|url=https://noticiasdatv.uol.com.br/noticia/televisao/mariana-becker-fala-quatro-idiomas-em-transmissao-de-formula-1-e-impressiona-42450?cpid=txt|publisher=Notícias da TV|language=pt|date=13 September 2020|accessdate=17 September 2020}} likes animals, and prefers to eat healthy foods. She says she wakes up early in order to venture to the race circuit as preparation for the network's broadcast of a Grand Prix and continues to work in the immediate area until late at night.

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