Ana Paula Araújo (born 15 April 1972 in Rio de Janeiro), is a Brazilian newscaster and journalist.
Even before finishing her studies, it was possible to hear her voice in a radio station of Juiz de Fora, where she lived since she was a baby.
[2] After maternity leave, she became anchor of the program Globo Comunidade and covered absences of main anchors in Globo TV main news programs Jornal Hoje, Bom Dia Brasil, Fantastico.
Her coverage of 2010 military and police pacification and occupation of slums of Penha and Complexo do Alemão called Jornal Nacional: War on Drugs gained international recognition in 2011 by Emmy International award, the first one obtained by Globo TV.
This coverage showed the difficulties of the war against drug dealers and drug cartels in Rio de Janeiro and how Brazilian military forces and Rio de Janeiro police (BOPE and military police) were acting to occupy and pacify slums.