Maria Júlia Coutinho
# Maria Júlia Coutinho

Maria Júlia Coutinho (born August 10, 1978), commonly known as Maju Coutinho, is a Brazilian journalist, television presenter, and commentator.

## Biography

Maria Júlia holds a degree in Journalism from Faculdade Cásper Líbero and was a trainee at Fundação Padre Anchieta, where she went through various positions until she became a reporter.

In 2005, she started presenting the Jornal da Cultura with Heródoto Barbeiro. Later, she was transferred to the Cultura Meio-Dia television news show, which she presented with Laila Dawa and Vladir Lemos. In 2007, she moved to Rede Globo where she initially returned to the reports.

In 2013, Maju was successful as a meteorology presenter and became the holder of the station, eventually presenting the climatic forecasts of Jornal Hoje and Jornal Nacional. It also covered the weather forecasts for Hora Um da Notícia and Bom Dia Brasil, being replaced by Izabella Camargo.

In April 2015, she was displaced for the live presentation of the weather forecast of Jornal Nacional. In 2015, she became part of the SPTV (pt) host family. In January 2016 was chosen by the team of the newspaper O Globo like personality of the year in the category Segundo caderno/+TV. In March 2016, Maju received the Faz Diferença award. On June 10, 2017, she took over as the occasional presenter of Jornal Hoje.

## Career

| Year | Title | Function | TV station |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2005–06 | Jornal da Cultura | Main | TV Cultura |
| 2006–07 | Cultura Meio-Dia | Main | TV Cultura |
| 2007–12 | Various TV news | Reporter | Rede Globo |
| 2013–14 | Globo Rural | Weather forecast | Rede Globo |
| 2013–15 | Bom Dia São Paulo | Weather forecast | Rede Globo |
| 2013–15 | Bom Dia Brasil | Weather forecast | Rede Globo |
| 2014–15 | Hora Um da Notícia | Weather forecast | Rede Globo |
| 2014–15 | Jornal Hoje | Weather forecast | Rede Globo |
| 2014–present | Jornal Nacional | Weather forecast | Rede Globo |
| 2015–present | SPTV | Weather forecast | Rede Globo |
| 2016–present | Criança Esperança | Presenter of the Mesão da Esperança | Rede Globo |
| 2017–2019 | Jornal Hoje | Main Eventual | Rede Globo |
| 2019–2021 | Jornal Nacional | Main Eventual | Rede Globo |
| 2019–2021 | Fantástico | Main Eventual | Rede Globo |
| 2019–present | Jornal Hoje | Presenter | Rede Globo |
| 2021–present | Fantástico | Presenter | Rede Globo |

## Controversies

On July 3, 2015, Maria Júlia Coutinho came to be the target of racist comments that provoked repulsion in large part of the population of Brazil. The hashtag: #SomostodosMaju (#WeAreAllMaju) had wide repercussions in social networks and the case was exposed in the Jornal Nacional by the anchors William Bonner and Renata Vasconcellos in her own presence.

## Awards

| Year | Award | Category | Results | References |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Troféu Observatório da Televisão | Best Girl in Weather Forecast | Won | |
| 2016 | Troféu Observatório da Televisão | Best Girl in Weather Forecast | Won | |
