Early years Pinga-Fogo was created in 1963 (one year before the implementation of the military dictatorship) as a political debate program, becoming famous due to the topics covered. Running until 1967 in this format, a number of noteworthy politicians made it to the Sumaré studios: Carlos Lacerda, Miguel Arrais, Milton Campos, Luis Carlos Prestes and
Folha de S. Paulo's owner Júlio de Mesquita Filho. The second interview was seen as more lively than the "monotonous" July edition.
Later years In October 1978, the 23 Tupi stations announced the return of Pinga-Fogo, however, a
Jornal do Brasil writer thought that the revival had no relation with the "authentic" version. The key difference between the two versions was that it had censorship issues, something the original version did not. Only Almir Guimarães survived from the original version.
TV Borborema, its affiliate in
Campina Grande, made a program using a similar formula in 1979, Confidencial. The November 6, 1979 edition, featuring Afonso Celso Pastore, was prohibited to viewers under 18. ==References==