Silvio Santos

On August 17, 2024 we lost Silvio Santos, the television executive and presenter who has been in the business since the 60s, he owned SBT, the first channel in Brazil to ever air Dragon Ball back in 1996.

SBT themselves honoured the legend with the following:

“Today heaven is happy with the arrival of our beloved Silvio Santos. He lived 93 years to bring happiness and love to all Brazilians. … That wide smile and familiar voice will forever be remembered with much gratitude”

Here’s the opening for the very first Latin American Portuguese dub of original Dragon Ball:

Let’s unravel the dragon balls
This is the greatest mystery I’ve ever seen
Let’s decipher the dragon balls
The unknown monster lives there

Let’s go get the dragon balls
A journey in the wake of the Sun
Let’s reveal the dragon balls
It’s strength to fight, it’s Dragon Ball

Trying to conquer the blue of the sky
Bringing in mind a hunter’s
dream And a great trap to prepare
On a golden cloud to sail
To live the fantastic, an adventure
Going to meet the dragon

Confident in the desires for victory
Certain that nothing has been in vain
Confident in the desires for victory
Certain that nothing has been in vain

Let’s unravel the dragon balls
This is the greatest mystery I’ve ever seen
Let’s decipher the dragon balls
The unknown monster lives there

Let’s go get the dragon balls
A journey in the wake of the Sun
Let’s reveal the dragon balls
It’s strength to fight, it’s Dragon Ball

Lyrics sourced from Letras.