TV Globo Internacional (also known by its acronym TVGI or just as Globo) is an international

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broadcasting from Brazil. It was launched on 24 August 1999 and it is owned by

Grupo Globo Grupo Globo ( en, Globo Group), formerly known as Organizações Globo ( en, Globo Organization), is a Brazilian private mass media conglomerate based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Founded in 1925 by Irineu Marinho, it is the largest media group ...

Programming

TV Globo Internacional offers more than four thousand hours of entertainment a day, including soap operas,

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, miniseries, music festivals, humor programs, documentaries, news and live soccer. The channel signal is generated by Globo in

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and

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, and transmitted via satellite to the different international distributors. Access to the channel takes place through local cable or satellite operators. They are currently available in more than 105 countries on four continents: Africa, Americas, Asia and Oceania. Globo Internacional's programming is similar to that of

TV Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Grupo Globo. The TV station ...

in Brazil, but because it is an international channel, not all programming generated in Brazil can be displayed (due to international broadcasting rights). Switches are also made in the grid of programs for their subscribers in 115 countries in order to offer more variety. TVGI, in addition to the soap operas and miniseries produced by

in Brazil, also broadcasts TV news programs such as ''

Hora Um da Notícia ''Hora Um da Notícia'', also known as simply ''Hora Um'', is an early morning two hour-long news program aired by the Brazilian television broadcaster Rede Globo, which debuted on December 1, 2014, replacing the daily edition of the ''Globo Rural ...

'', ''

Bom Dia Brasil ''Bom Dia Brasil'' (; Portuguese for "Good Morning Brazil") is a Brazilian breakfast television programme produced and broadcast by TV Globo. The show includes segments from studios around Brazil, moderated by the main presenters in the home st ...

'', ''

Jornal Hoje ''Jornal Hoje'' is a news program aired by the Brazilian television broadcaster TV Globo. The program is broadcast in the early afternoon from Monday to Saturday as part of a news block that also includes '' Praça TV'' and '' Globo Esporte''. It ...

'', ''

Jornal Nacional ''Jornal Nacional'' (; ) is the flagship television newscast of TV Globo. First airing on September 1, 1969, according to IBOPE (Brazilian Institute of Public Opinion and Statistics), in the week of September 28October 4, 2015, it was the second ...

'' and ''

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'', live soccer, besides the 3 telenovelas currently exhibited in Brazil. The chapters will air the day after the transmission in Brazil, due to differences in time zone and editing. The same thing happens in relation to the series. In the case of ''

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'', the telenovela transmitted to a certain region will not necessarily be the same one that will be appearing in Brazil. Serials such as ''

A Diarista ''A Diarista'' (in Portuguese, literally "The Daily Help") is a Brazilian television sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Aloísio de Abreu and Bruno Mazzeo. The series aired from 13 April 2004 to 31 July 2007 on Rede Globo. Plot ...

'', '' Casseta & Planeta Urgente'', ''

Caldeirão do Huck Luciano Grostein Huck (born 3 September 1971) is a Brazilian TV host and entrepreneur. From 2000 to 2021, he hosted the TV show ''Caldeirão do Huck'', aired every Saturday on Brazilian network TV Globo, and also broadcast to 114 countries, vi ...

'', ''

A Grande Família ''A Grande Família'' ( en, The Big Family, italic=yes) is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Armando Costa which originally aired on Rede Globo from March 29, 2001 to September 11, 2014. The show tells the story of ...

'', ''

Domingão do Faustão ''Domingão do Faustão'' (literally ''Big Fausto's Big Sunday'') was a Brazilian TV show aired every Sunday from 1989 to 2021. Produced by Rede Globo and hosted by Fausto Silva (also known as Faustão), it featured live music performances (usual ...

'' and ''

Zorra Total ''Zorra Total'' was a Brazilian television comedy broadcast by TV Globo. It was launched on March 25, 1999, and has been shown on Saturdays at 10p.m. since May 1999. Despite being audience leader in its exhibition schedule, ''Zorra'' is heavily cr ...

'', among others, are also broadcast by TVGI. The subscriber can follow the matches of the Brazilian Championship, Brazil Cup and some state championships. The TV Globo Internacional also broadcasts the Brazilian Carnival, national films, Spectacular Sports and shows. It also broadcasts its own productions such as ''Planeta Brasil EUA'', ''Planeta Brasil Japão'', ''Cá Estamos'', ''Conexões'' and ''America News'', which brings the best of Brazilian communities abroad. In addition it also transmits

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shows.

Correspondents

Journalism

Sports

Countries

Americas

In the Americas, in addition to the premium Globo Internacional channel, which is broadcast almost simultaneously with Brazilian programming and with original audio, the station has

Pasiones ''Pasiones (Passions)'' is the 14th album and 13th studio album by Puerto Rican singer Ednita Nazario. It was released on July 26, 1994. Two songs from the album, "Quiero Que Me Hagas el Amor" and "Gata Sin Luna", became a number one hit on the ...

from Hemisphere Media Group as the main partner in Latin America and the United States. Programming from the latter channel consists of soap operas from Globo dubbed in Spanish.

Europe

In November 2021, it was announced that TV Globo Internacional would stop broadcasting in all European countries, except Portugal, as of December 31. Viewers will follow Globo Internacional's programming through

Globoplay Globoplay is a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Grupo Globo. The service primarily distributes films and television series produced by Estúdios Globo with the service also hosting content from other provider ...

References

{{Television in Brazil Television networks in Brazil Television channels and stations established in 1999 Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil TV Globo International broadcasters Mass media in Rio de Janeiro (city) Cable television in the United States 1999 establishments in Brazil

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Journalism

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Countries

Americas

Europe

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