G1

G1 brings real-time news from your city, across Brazil and around the world in a compact, easy-to-use app that keeps you informed about the day's most important events. The app delivers live coverage, customizable alerts, regional reports, articles, videos, podcasts and fact-checking tools so you can follow breaking stories and explore topics in depth. Users who want timely updates, local reporting and a simple reading experience will find value in features like dark mode, saved articles and morning roundups to start each day informed.

Key Features

⭐ Real-time alerts and live coverage for major events, from politics to cultural moments.

⭐ My Region: location-based local news, regional broadcasts and exclusive reports from G1.

⭐ Dark mode, personalized notifications, search and the ability to save articles for later reading.

⭐ A wide mix of content formats including articles, blogs, videos and podcasts covering multiple topics.

⭐ Built-in services such as weather forecasts, lottery results, job listings and handy calculators.

Advantages

✅ Receive alerts tailored to your interests with G1's customizable notifications to stay ahead of breaking news.

✅ Access a variety of content types—short video summaries, full news programs, podcasts and opinion columns—all within the app.

✅ Local and regional coverage helps you follow events in your city while also keeping up with national and international stories.

✅ Free to use with no consumption limits, offering continuous updates and on-demand content at no cost.

Disadvantages

❎ Real-time updates and video content require an active internet connection for full functionality.

❎ Regional news features rely on location access, which must be enabled to receive hyperlocal coverage.

Development Team

G1 was launched on September 18, 2006, as a digital news initiative combining resources from TV Globo's journalism teams and the online expertise of Globo's digital arm. Designed specifically for the digital era, the platform established a dedicated editorial structure for continuous news coverage and grew rapidly, becoming a leading news portal in Brazil by 2008.