Ledio Carmona

Ledio Carmona
Born
Ledio Carmona

(1965-05-06) May 6, 1965
Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
CitizenshipBrazil
Alma materPontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
Occupationssports journalist
commentator
Years active1986–present
EmployerSporTV
TelevisionSporTV

Ledio Carmona (May 6, 1965) is a Brazilian sports journalist.;[1][2][3][4] He is currently a commentator for SporTV, where he works on soccer game broadcasts and also appears on shows such as Seleção SporTV and Troca de Passes.[5][6][7][8]

Biography

First years and education

Ledio was born in Niterói, in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan area, in 1965.[1][9] He moved to the city of Rio de Janeiro to study journalism at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio).[2][10]

Career

He began working at Jornal do Brasil during 1986 FIFA World Cup, alongside João Saldanha and Sandro Moreyra.[11][12][13] He later joined Placar magazine as a reporter and rose to the position of editor.[14][15] He also worked at the daily newspaper Lance! before moving to O Globo newspaper.[1]

Since 2001, he has served as a soccer commentator for SporTV.[1] He had a blog on the SporTV website until early 2009, when it was replaced by “Ledio's blog,” hosted on the Globoesporte.com portal.[16][17]

He has been on-site for the last ten World Cups, starting in 1990 FIFA World Cup, in Italy.[18][19][20][21][22] He has also provided on-site coverage of other major soccer tournaments, including the UEFA European Championship, the FIFA Confederations Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.[23][24][25][26]

Personal life

Of Italian descent,[18] he is a CR Vasco da Gama fan.[27][28] He said that his greatest soccer idol was the forward Roberto Dinamite, in whose honor he named his first son Roberto.[28][29] He is married to Germana Costa Moura, who is also a journalist, and they have two sons, Roberto and Miguel.[29][30][31] His friends call him “Dom Carmo.”[4]

In May 2026, the press room at the Moacyr Barbosa Training Center, CR Vasco's training facility located in Jacarepaguá, Rio de Janeiro, was named after Ledio in his honor.[32][33][34]

In an Instagram post, he commented, “I became a person with a disability in 2012. I lost the ability to walk like everyone else walks, to run like everyone else runs—you know,” without mentioning what had caused his condition.[35][36] In 2016, Ledio lost almost all of his vision in his left eye.[36] He was diagnosed with severe sepsis and septic shock in late March 2026, with episodes of high fever.[37][38] He had to be rushed to the hospital in Rio de Janeiro, where he remained under medical supervision, but was discharged after a few days to continue treatment at home.[39][40] He experienced tachycardia while he was hospitalized, but the medical team brought it under control.[37][41]

Books

  • Brasileiros Olímpicos (w/ Tiago Petrik and Jorge Luiz Rodrigues) São Paulo: Panda Books;[42]
  • Almanaque do Futebol Sportv (w/ Gustavo Poli) Rio de Janeiro: Casa da Palavra, 2009[43]
  • Livro-Jogo das Copas (w/ Marcelo Martinez) Rio de Janeiro: Editora Globo, 2010.[44]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lédio Carmona". Portal dos Jornalistas (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 30, 2017. Archived from the original on September 29, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  2. 1 2 Micheletti, Marcos. "Lédio Carmona - Que fim levou?". Terceiro Tempo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Universo Online. Archived from the original on January 18, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  3. ↑ ""Como a convergência transforma a cobertura da Copa e da Olimpíada"". Portal PUC-Rio Digital. Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. November 1, 2013. Archived from the original on July 5, 2020. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  4. 1 2 Carmona, Ledio (November 5, 2025). "Fui ver como andava o prestígio do meu lindo nome no IBGE. Ledio. Não sei o que meus pais pensaram para cometer tamanho desatino. Vamos lá. 467 pessoas se chamam Ledio no Brasil. O meu nome não tem acento. Não sei como os outros 466 assinam. [...] Sendo assim, podem me chamar de 'Dom Carmo'" [I went to check how my beautiful name was faring at the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics. Ledio. I don’t know what my parents were thinking when they committed such folly. Here we go. There are 467 people named Ledio in Brazil. My name doesn’t have an accent. I don’t know how the other 466 sign their names. [...] So, you can call me “Dom Carmo”]. Instagram. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  5. ↑ Rebello, Lourenço (April 22, 2026). "Comentarista da Globo, Ledio Carmona volta às transmissões". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Segunda queda vai deixar sequelas muito maiores, diz Lédio Carmona". SporTV. December 8, 2013. Archived from the original on December 13, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Ledio Carmona volta às transmissões: 'É um recomeço importante' | Esporte". O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 22, 2026. Archived from the original on April 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  8. ↑ "Vasco batiza sala de imprensa do CT em homenagem a Ledio Carmona". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. May 23, 2026. Archived from the original on May 26, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  9. ↑ "Quem é Ledio Carmona, comentarista da Globo internado com infecção generalizada". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 26, 2026. Archived from the original on March 28, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Lédio Carmona". Football Museum (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  11. ↑ Mostaro, Felipe (December 1, 2014). "Futebol, Identidade Nacional e Construções Midiáticas: O futebol-arte na imprensa nacional quando vence e quando perde" (PDF). Rio de Janeiro State University. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 2, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  12. ↑ Carmona, Lédio (December 8, 1986). "Bangu de Ananias contraria tese de economia e convence". Jornal do Brasil. 96 (244): 31.
  13. ↑ Carmona, Lédio (October 12, 1986). "Luisinho, fome de gols e coração americano". Jornal do Brasil. 96 (187): 49.
  14. ↑ Carmona, Lédio (January 31, 2020). "Alma + memória + paixão = PVC". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  15. ↑ Conte, Mateus (April 4, 2026). "Ledio Carmona recebe alta hospitalar: 'Tratamento continua em casa'". Revista Oeste (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  16. ↑ Fermino, Antonio; Miranda, Lyana; Ferrari, Rodrigo; Azevedo, Victor; Antunes, Scheila (September 11, 2011). "O Brasil na copa, a copa no Brasil: o agendamento da copa de 2014 em blogs" (PDF). Federal University of Santa Catarina. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Jogo Misto – Lédio Carmona – Ouro de Tolo". Pedro MIgão (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 18, 2011. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  18. 1 2 "SporTV na Copa: Lédio Carmona realizou sonho do avô em 1990". SporTV. February 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  19. ↑ Félix, Victor (November 30, 2022). "Fifa homenageia jornalistas que cobriram oito copas ou mais; brasileiros estão na lista". Portal dos Jornalistas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 30, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  20. ↑ Shrivastava, Rahul; Bysouth, Alex (June 17, 2026). "Copa do Mundo: O ano em que o Brasil foi tetra — e que mudou tudo". BBC News Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 23, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  21. ↑ "Vai começar a maior festa do futebol! TV Globo, sportv e Ge TV mostram nesta quinta a abertura da Copa do Mundo FIFA 2026". Somos Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. June 10, 2026. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  22. ↑ Vaquer, Gabriel (June 13, 2026). "Outro Canal: CazéTV não terá narrador no estádio em estreia da seleção brasileira na Copa do Mundo". Folha de S.Paulo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 21, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  23. ↑ "Apesar de cansaço, Lédio Carmona aposta na Espanha como campeã". SporTV. June 7, 2012. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  24. ↑ "Blogs do GLOBOESPORTE.COM mostram o dia a dia da Copa das Confederações". ge. Grupo Globo. June 12, 2009. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  25. ↑ "Comentaristas do SporTV brincam com nova gíria no Brasil: 'Padrão Fifa'". SporTV. June 18, 2013. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  26. ↑ Costa, Giulia (June 13, 2025). "Copa do Mundo de Clubes: confira a equipe que vai cobrir o jogo de estreia no Sportv". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  27. ↑ "Para Lédio Carmona, Vasco vive o pior momento entre times da Série A". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 2, 2022. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  28. 1 2 "Lédio Carmona diz que é vascaíno e se despede de Dinamite: 'Meu super-herói, maior ídolo da minha vida'". Lance! (in Brazilian Portuguese). January 8, 2023. Archived from the original on February 5, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  29. 1 2 "Ledio Carmona homenageia Roberto Dinamite: "Maior ídolo da minha vida"". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). Grupo Globo. January 8, 2023. Archived from the original on January 8, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  30. ↑ "Após alta hospitalar, Lédio Carmona reaparece nas redes em celebração de Páscoa". Terra (in Brazilian Portuguese). April 6, 2026. Archived from the original on May 20, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  31. ↑ "Em vídeo, Lédio Carmona detalha evolução clínica e recuperação sob cuidados médicos". R7 Esportes (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede Record. March 30, 2026. Archived from the original on March 30, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  32. ↑ "Vasco faz homenagem a Lédio Carmona e batiza nova sala de imprensa com nome do jornalista | Vasco". O Dia (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 24, 2026. Archived from the original on May 25, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  33. ↑ "Sala de imprensa do CT Moacyr Barbosa é batizada com o nome de Lédio Carmona". CR Vasco da Gama. May 23, 2026. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  34. ↑ "Vasco batiza sala de imprensa do CT em homenagem ao jornalista Ledio Carmona; veja vídeo". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). May 23, 2026. Archived from the original on May 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  35. ↑ Bourroul, Beatriz (March 26, 2026). "Hospitalizado, jornalista Ledio Carmona explica quadro de saúde após choque séptico". Quem (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 26, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  36. 1 2 "Jornalista da Globo é internado no Rio após sofrer choque séptico". TV Fama (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rede TV!. March 26, 2026. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  37. 1 2 "Jornalista da Globo, Ledio Carmona é internado com sepse e tem taquicardia". Universo Online (in Brazilian Portuguese). March 26, 2026. Archived from the original on June 16, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  38. ↑ "Renato Gaúcho manda recado para Lédio Carmona". Lance!. March 27, 2026. Archived from the original on March 29, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  39. ↑ Miyashiro, Kelly (March 26, 2026). "Comentarista da Globo é internado com quadro grave de saúde". Veja (in Brazilian Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 26, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  40. ↑ "Ledio volta às transmissões e se emociona com homenagens: 'Estou inteiro'". Universo Online. April 23, 2026. Archived from the original on April 23, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  41. ↑ "Comentarista da Globo é internado com septicemia; saiba como ele está agora". Notícias da TV. Universo Online. March 26, 2026. Archived from the original on March 26, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  42. ↑ "Livro faz resgate da história das "desventuras" olímpicas do Brasil". Folha de S. Paulo. September 1, 2000. Archived from the original on August 16, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  43. ↑ "Almanaque do Futebol Sportv". Ludopédio. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
  44. ↑ "Memória E. C. » Ganhadores do 'Livro-Jogo das Copas' » Arquivo". ge. Grupo Globo. July 5, 2010. Archived from the original on June 24, 2026. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
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