TV Brasil is a Brazil

Brazil

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ian non-profit public broadcasting

Public broadcasting

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 television network

Television network

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 launched on December 2, 2007 at noon. Although TV Cultura

TV Cultura

TV Cultura is Brazilian television network headquartered in São Paulo and a part of Fundação Padre Anchieta. It focuses on cultural subjects but also has sports as entertainment options.- History :...

 was the first public broadcasting channel in the country, TV Brasil is the first launched by the federal government.

History

TV Brasil originated from a decree

Decree

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 which created Empresa Brasil de Comunicação, the network's maintainer, published on October 25, 2007 in the Diário Oficial da União, Brazil's official gazette

Official Gazette

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. It was generated from the fusion of Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação - Radiobrás

Agência Brasil

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 and Associação de Comunicação Educativa Roquette Pinto, responsible for the maintenance of the now defunct TVE Brasil - which was replaced by TV Brasil in several cities. The lack of equipment restricted TV Brasil's launching to only three cities (Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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, Brasília

Brasília

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 and São Luís

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). Its programming, however, is also available through its official website and cable

Cable television

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 and satellite television

Satellite television

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.

Programming

TV Brasil affiliated stations broadcast four hours a day of regional programing. It also broadcast Brazilian films

Cinema of Brazil

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 and programs made by other public television channels. The programming of is divided into five daily streams: children, animation, audio-visual, citizenship and sports.

Franklin Martins, Secretary of Social Communication, has commented that TV Brasil's programming is not yet fully prepared and may suffer from late changes. Martins also said he wished to use public opinion polls to determine the programming.

Prime-time programming

Animated programs /
News and journalism /
Interviews and debates /
Programs dedicated to disabled people /
Documentaries /
Musical and variety programs /
Sports /
Films

19:00	19:30	20:00	20:30	21:00	21:30	22:00	22:30	22:40	23:00	23:40	0:00	0:05	0:10	0:30
Sunday	Animania	Tela Digital	Conexão Roberto D'Ávila		Esportvisão			Short film		DOC TV Nacional		Film >
Monday		Expedições	Diversidade Cultural	Re[corte] Cultural	Repórter Brasil		Revista do Cinema Brasileiro	Curta Brasil	Roda Viva					Cultura Ponto a Ponto >
Tuesday		A Oriente do Oriente					Arte com Sérgio Brito		Observatório da Imprensa Observatório da Imprensa Observatório da Imprensa is a Brazilian website, and also television and radio programs, which focuses on the analysis of the current state of the mass media in the country.-History:...		Conversa Afinada
Wednesday		Cultura Ponto a Ponto					Super Tudo		Diálogo Brasil
Thursday		Programa Especial					Comentário Geral		Direito em Debate
Friday		História da Música Brasileira					Programa de Cinema
Saturday	DOC TV América Latina		DOC TV África		Repórter Brasil	Ver TV		DOC TV Íbero-América					Curta Brasil		Film >

Stations

Among self-owned and affiliated stations, TV Brasil reaches over 30 municipalities throughout all regions of Brazil. On the rest of the country, TV Brasil's availability is limited to satellite

Satellite television

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 and cable

Cable television

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television. Its live programming can also be watched on the network's official website.

External links

TV Brasil official website

• TV Brasil at LyngSat Address