Jornal Nacional is TV Globo's flagship nightly newscast in Brazil, and its opening vinheta has introduced the programme for decades, becoming one of the most recognisable sounds on Brazilian television. The familiar greeting 'boa noite' from its presenters, including William Bonner and Fatima Bernardes during their years together on the programme, is closely associated with that nightly ritual. Edited and glitched versions began circulating online as memes, turning a symbol of serious journalism into a punchline for parody videos, reaction clips and satirical news segments.
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A glitched edit of the Jornal Nacional opening theme, with Globo's news fanfare stuttering and breaking apart. Used for parody news intros and chaotic jokes.
This is the famous Jornal Nacional opening, better known in Brazil as the vinheta, twisted into a glitchy edit. The bold brass fanfare and rhythmic pulse that normally signal the start of Globo's nightly news begin normally, then stutter, repeat, pitch-shift and fall apart, as if the broadcast itself is malfunctioning. The familiar 'boa noite' newsroom atmosphere is still recognisable underneath the distortion, which is exactly why it lands so well: viewers expect authority and polish, and instead get a broken, absurd version of a sound they have heard thousands of times. It feels urgent, funny and slightly unhinged at the same time.
