▁( origin ally ▁known ▁as ▁Fant ást ico : ▁O ▁Show ▁da ▁V ida , ▁Portuguese ▁for ▁Fant astic ▁The ▁Show ▁of ▁Life ) ▁is ▁a ▁Brazil ian ▁week ly ▁television ▁new sm ag azine ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Sunday ▁night s ▁on ▁R ede ▁Glo bo ▁since ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁created ▁by ▁José ▁Bon if á cio ▁de ▁O live ira ▁Sob rin ho . ▁ ▁It ▁last s ▁two ▁hours , ▁including ▁commer ci als . ▁Currently ▁presented ▁by ▁T ade u ▁Schmidt ▁and ▁Pol iana ▁Ab rit ta , ▁it ▁recognized ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁programs ▁of ▁Brazil ian ▁television , ▁besides ▁being ▁the ▁most ▁watched ▁program ▁on ▁Sunday . ▁ ▁History ▁Fant ást ico ▁deb uted ▁on ▁August ▁ 5 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁black - and - white ▁and ▁began ▁as ▁a ▁variety ▁show ▁featuring ▁music , ▁dance ▁numbers , ▁tele ▁the ater , ▁hum orous ▁sketch es ▁and ▁some ▁news ▁as ▁well . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁it ▁began ▁transmission ▁in ▁color . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁show ▁began ▁live ▁broadcast s ; ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁format ▁changed ▁to ▁a ▁television ▁new sm ag azine . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁Fant ást ico ▁reported ▁the ▁V argin ha ▁U FO ▁incident . ▁ ▁Sc en ograph er ▁Cy ro ▁Del ▁N ero ▁worked ▁as ▁the ▁show ' s ▁art ▁director , ▁design ing ▁much ▁of ▁the