Omelete

Omelete is a Brazilian entertainment website created in 2000 by Érico Borgo, Marcelo Forlani and Marcelo Hessel that covers some subjects of pop culture such as movies, comics, music, television and video games.

Omelete
Type of site
Online media, movie theatre information and review aggregator
OwnerOmelete Group
URLwww.omelete.com.br
CommercialYes
RegistrationFree/subscription
LaunchedJune 20, 2000 (2000-06-20)
Current statusOnline

History

In June 2000, Érico Borgo, Marcelo Forlani and Marcelo Hessel created Omelete.[1] The content of website was initially dedicated to the fans of comics, but the site grew up and in 2007 had an estimate of 120 000 visits per day.[2] In 2007, is release a press magazine and the OmeleTV, initially named Omeletevê, which consists of a videocast with interviews and news recorded by the editors of the site. The first video was an interview with comedian Jerry Seinfeld.[3]

Two years later, Omelete release Almanaque do Cinema, a cine almanac that was published by Ediouro and written by Marcelo Forlani, Marcelo Hessel and Érico Borgo.[4][5]

Comic Con Experience
Main article: Comic Con Experience

Omelete team, alongside others (e.g. Disney (Marvel, Lucasfilm, Pixar), Paramount, Fox, Warner Bros.) were responsible to bring to Brazilian shores the full experience of a Comic Con such as San Diego and New York. They successfully brought people connected to those studios, as well, known actors, like Jason Momoa, Sean Astin and Richard Armitage.

References
  1. Navega, Telio (February 16, 2007). "Omelete agora também em revista". O Globo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  2. Miller, Gustavo (April 5, 2007). "Hora de quebrar ovos nas bancas de jornal". Jornal da Tarde (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  3. Forlani, Marcelo (December 5, 2007). "Omelete Entrevista: Jerry Seinfeld - parte 2 (agora em vídeo)" (in Portuguese). Omelete. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  4. Redação (November 10, 2009). "Editores do site Omelete lançam Almanaque do Cinema". Cultura Brasil (in Portuguese). Padre Anchieta Foundation. Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
  5. Livraria da Folha (March 7, 2010). "Em noite de Oscar, veja seleção de livros sobre cinema". Folha (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on August 12, 2011. Retrieved August 12, 2011.
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