TV Cultura or simply Cultura, is a free

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headquartered in

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and a part of Father Anchieta Foundation, a non-profit foundation funded by the São Paulo State Government. It focuses on educational and

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subjects but also has

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, published in 2015, TV Cultura is the second highest quality channel in the world, behind only

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History

TV Cultura was founded in 1960 by Diários Associados and Rede de Emissoras Associadas, who also owned

TV Tupi Rede Tupi (; in English, Tupi Network) was a Brazilian television network free-to-air. Its parent broadcaster, located in the city of São Paulo, was the first TV station to operate in the country, being inaugurated on 18 September 1950 by journ ...

. In 1968, the São Paulo State

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bought TV Cultura from Associadas and subsequently donated the channel to Fundação Padre Anchieta ("Father Anchieta Foundation") in 1969. It is public TV Station with Educational and Cultural agenda and receives public investments by the government of São Paulo's state and it claims to have intellectual, political and administrative independence not only for TV Cultura, but also its two affiliated radio broadcasting channels, Rádio Cultura AM and Rádio Cultura FM.

Current programming

;News and current affairs * ''

Jornal da Cultura Jornal da Cultura (Culture News) is a long-running Brazilian TV program currently running on TV Cultura. It hosts many notable Brazilian figures and intellectuals, such as the historian Marco Antonio Villa, the philosopher Luiz Felipe Pondé, the ...

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Jornal da Tarde ''Jornal da Tarde'', often abbreviated ''JT'', was a daily newspaper in São Paulo, Brazil. The paper was published by Grupo Estado, the owner of other prominent Brazilian news media such as '' O Estado de S. Paulo'' and '' Rádio Eldorado''. It w ...

'' * '' Matéria de Capa'' * '' Opinião'' * '' Repórter Eco'' * '' Metrópolis'' ;Sports * '' Revista do Esporte'' * ''

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'' * '' Novo Basquete Brasil'' * ''

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'' ;Talk * '' Roda Viva'' * '' Provoca'' ;Music shows * '' Sr. Brasil'' * '' Cultura Livre'' * '' Ensaio'' * '' Manos e Minas'' * '' Inglês com Música'' ;Reality shows/Game shows * ''Talentos'' * ''Prelúdio'' * ''Tá Certo?'' * ''Cultura, O Musical'' * ''Quem Sabe, Sabe!'' ''(2013)'' ;Children's programming * '' Quintal da Cultura'' * '' PJ Masks'' * '' Bluey * ''

Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series by Astley Baker Davies. The show follows Peppa, an anthropomorphic female piglet, and her family, as well as her peers portrayed as other animals. The show first aired on 31 Ma ...

'' * '' The Loud House'' * '' Turma da Mônica'' * '' Sésamo'' * '' Os Under-Undergrounds'' * '' Bubu e as Corujinhas'' * ''

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

'' * '' Porto Papel'' * '' Tromba Trem'' * '' SOS Fada Manu'' * '' O Show da Luna'' * '' Kid-E-Cats'' * ''

Molang ''Molang'' is an animated children's television series created by the animation studio Millimages. The titular character, Molang, was designed by the Korean illustratoHye-Ji Yoonon the platform KakaoTalk. The designer had said that the name ori ...

'' * '' Boris e Rufus'' * '' Sunny Bunnies'' * '' Shaun the Sheep'' * ''

Mia and Me ''Mia and Me'' is a German children's series created by Gerhard Hahn. In the United States, it aired on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. channel from May 3, 2014, to December 25, 2016. The show mixes live action with computer animation. ''Mia and Me'' is ...

'' * '' Power Rangers Dino Fury'' * '' The Next Step''

Former programming

;News and current affairs * '' Jornal da Cultura 60 Minutos'' * '' Cultura Meio Dia'' * '' Cultura Noite'' * '' Diário Paulista'' * '' Manhattan Connection'' * '' Vox Populi'' ;Children's programming * '' Sítio do Picapau Amarelo'' (1964–1965) * ''

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum ''Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum'' (, lit. ''"Ra-Tim-Bum Castle"'') was a Brazilian children's program produced and broadcast by TV Cultura and the Network Service of Television. Targeted toward children and youth, it follows an educational entertainment mod ...

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Rá-Tim-Bum ''Rá-Tim-Bum'' () was a Brazilian children's TV program produced by TV Cultura and Industrial Social Services (Serviço Social da Indústria, or SESI in Portuguese). The program premiered on TV Cultura on February 5, 1990, replacing ''Catavent ...

'' * '' Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum'' * '' X-Tudo'' * ''

Vila Sésamo ''Vila Sésamo'' (formerly known as ''Sésamo'' from 2016 to 2022) is a Brazilian co-production of the first preschool television programme ''Sesame Street''. As of 2009 it airs on TV Rá-Tim-Bum. * '' Bambalalão'' * '' Curumim'' * '' Catavento'' * '' Bambaleão e Silvana'' * ''

Mundo da Lua ''Mundo da Lua'' (''World of the Moon'') is a Brazilian children's fantasy television series that aired on TV Cultura from 6 October 1991 to 27 September 1992, totalling 52 episodes. It was created by Flávio de Souza and starred Luciano Amaral. ...

'' * '' Glub Glub'' * '' X-Tudo'' * ''

Um Menino Muito Maluquinho ''Um Menino Muito Maluquinho'' was a Brazilian children's show, produced and aired by TVE Brasil and was originally broadcast from 19 March to 10 July 2006. The series was based on book of the same name by Brazilian cartoonist Ziraldo, with 26 e ...

'' * '' A Turma do Pererê'' * '' De Onde Vem?'' * '' Clifford the Big Red Dog'' * ''

Jay Jay the Jet Plane ''Jay Jay the Jet Plane'' is an American live-action/CGI-animated musical children's television series which aired on The Learning Channel, PBS Kids, TBN and Smile. The series aired for a total of 4 seasons and has 62 episodes. The series is c ...

'' * '' Pinky Dinky Doo'' * '' Cyberchase'' * '' Arthur'' * '' Seven Little Monsters'' * '' The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures'' * '' Mona the Vampire'' * ''

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'' * '' Little Bear'' * ''

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'' * '' Caillou'' * ''

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'' * '' The Adventures of Tintim'' * ''

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'' * '' Zoboomafoo'' * ''

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'' * '' Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends'' * '' Timothy Goes to School'' * '' Viva * Pitágoras'' * ''

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'' * '' Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'' * '' Wonder Pets!'' * ''

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'' * '' The Puzzle Place'' * '' Tots TV'' * ''

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'' * '' Big Bag'' ;TV Series * ''

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'' * '' Mortified'' * '' Beakman's World'' * '' Flight 29 Down''

Broadcasters

Between 1980 and 2007, TV Cultura became a strong educational television network, and several educational broadcasters across the country joined the network. In 1998, TVE Brasil, the station owned by the

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joined TV Cultura and together they formed the Public Television Network, today ABEPEC (translated from Portuguese, the Brazilian Association of Public and Educational Broadcasters). In 2007, with the creation of a public corporation,

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and the creation of TV Brasil, the partnership with TV Cultura was dissolved, but the partnership was resumed two years later. From 2008 to 2012, more than half of TV Cultura's affiliates left it for TV Brasil, generating a rapid shrinkage of the network. However, the situation was reversed between 2016 and 2019. In 2013, the IBOPE index showcased that TV Cultura's had an audience growth in the daily average audience of Greater São Paulo, allowing it for its re-expansion. Currently, the station is present in 2,000 municipalities and 27 states, either through partner stations or network relays.

References

External links

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History

Current programming

Former programming

Broadcasters

See also

References

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