Roberto Irineu Marinho

{{short description|Brazilian billionaire businessman (born 1947)}}

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|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1947|10|13}}

|birth_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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|occupation = Co-owner, chairman and CEO of Grupo Globo

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|children = 4

|parents = Roberto Marinho (father)
Stella Goulart Marinho (mother)

|relatives = João Roberto Marinho (brother)
José Roberto Marinho (brother)

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Roberto Irineu Marinho (born October 13, 1947) is a Brazilian billionaire businessman. He is the co-owner, chairman and CEO of Grupo Globo.

Early life

Roberto Irineu Marinho was born in Rio de Janeiro, RJ,{{cite web|title=Mr Roberto Irineu Marinho|url=http://www.itu.int/partners/patrons/marinho.html|website=ITU|accessdate=11 August 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090310114242/http://www.itu.int/partners/patrons/marinho.html|archivedate=10 March 2009}} the eldest son of three of the late tycoon Roberto Marinho.{{cite web|title=Roberto Irineu Marinho|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/roberto-irineu-marinho-2/|website=Forbes|accessdate=12 August 2015}}

Career

Following the death of Roberto Marinho in August 2003 aged 98, his three sons inherited the control of Grupo Globo, Latin America's largest media group.

According to Forbes, Marinho has an estimated net worth of $3.8 billion as of March 2017.

Personal life

Marinho is a Roman Catholic, married with four children, and lives in Rio de Janeiro.

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