▁style ▁of ▁the ▁series . ▁ ▁Format ▁Fant ást ico ▁is ▁an ▁open - ended ▁new sc ast ▁with ▁hosts ▁introdu cing ▁and ▁reporting ▁stories . ▁Some ▁segments ▁include ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁other ▁rep or ters : ▁This ▁typically ▁happens ▁when ▁going ▁live ▁to ▁a ▁location . ▁ ▁Its ▁hosts ▁stand ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁a ▁back drop ▁that ▁changes ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁story ▁presented . ▁The ▁hosts ▁undert ake ▁original ▁reporting ▁and ▁investig ations ▁led ▁by ▁national ▁newsp apers , ▁s our cing ▁typically ▁from ▁O ▁Glo bo . ▁ ▁Top ics ▁for ▁each ▁show ▁vary , ▁some ▁are ▁political , ▁some ▁involve ▁sc andal , ▁the ▁environment , ▁crime , ▁science , ▁health , ▁sports , ▁religion , ▁international ▁news ▁or ▁a ▁combination . ▁Occ asion ally , ▁stories ▁develop ▁into ▁spe ci als ▁that ▁span ▁over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁a ▁few ▁weeks . ▁These ▁stories ▁are ▁them atic , ▁with ▁hosts ▁trav elling ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁find ▁their ▁topic ▁in ▁Brazil ian ▁society . ▁Past ▁topics ▁have ▁included ▁psych ics , ▁ind igen ous ▁relig ions , ▁São ▁Paulo ' s ▁crime ▁wave , ▁and ▁Af ro - B raz ilian ▁trib al ▁custom s . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁Fant ást ico ▁showed ▁the ▁original ▁Mr . ▁Be an ▁series ▁( st arring ▁Row an ▁At kin son ), ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁showed ▁the ▁ill usion ist ▁famous ▁David ▁Co pper field ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0