TVI Confirms the exit of Júlia Pinheiro

TVI confirmed that Júlia Pinheiro, host of "Afternoons with Júlia" will pursue new professional challenges.  After a mutually beneficial 8 years with TVI and a career filled with many successes, Júlia has decided to pursue other career opportunities at this time.  Her last day at TVI was on December 31st, when she was the host of the final gala for the wildly popular program Secret Story - House of Secrets, televised live from Campo Pequeno.

She has had some major challenges during the past year, most notably the death of her father, Hélder Pinheiro, who had been battling lung cancer for some time.  Even though she knew the passing of her father was almost certain, she always kept a positive attitude on her program.  She had a very close relationship with her father, saying "He is a sweet and tender man.  We have strong relationship based in humor - both of us being rather sarcastic."