Tati Machado Opens Up in O Globo Videocast on Career Surge and Personal Loss

Overview

• In an interview released this week on O Globo’s Conversa vai, conversa vem, available on YouTube and Spotify, the 34-year-old presenter reflects on the past year with host Maria Fortuna.
• She speaks publicly about losing her son Rael late in pregnancy and says emotional transparency has helped her navigate the aftermath.
• Machado describes winning Dança dos Famosos as a turning point that boosted her confidence and challenged prejudice about what diverse bodies can do, even as some still question her victory online.
• She notes she lost 14 kilograms during training for the show and warns that praise tied to thinness can be damaging because people rarely know the health context, stressing well-being over aesthetics.
• Recounting her path at Globo from intern and producer to on-air presenter, she cites a viral dance clip that added roughly 600,000 followers overnight and credits Ana Maria Braga’s example for lessons in focus, empathy, and work ethic.