{{Short description|Public broadcaster in Brazil}} {{distinguish|TV Brasília}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Expand Portuguese|TV Brasil|date=February 2019}} {{Infobox television channel | name = TV Brasil | logo = TV Brasil logo 2023.svg | logo_size = | logo_alt = | logo_caption = Logo used since 2023 | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | type = State-owned<br>Public broadcasting<br>television network | country = Brazil | area = 90% of national territory | tvstations = {{Collapsible list| | TV Brasil Rio de Janeiro | TV Brasil Capital | TV Brasil São Paulo | TV Brasil Maranhão}} | terr_serv_1 = Digital terrestrial television | terr_chan_1 = {{Collapsible list| | 15 UHF (Brasília and Goiânia) | 17 UHF (Belo Horizonte) | 20 UHF (Vitória) | 24 UHF (Salvador and Teresina) | 26 UHF (Cuiabá) | 28 UHF (Fortaleza) | 30 UHF (Porto Alegre) | 36 UHF (Curitiba) | 40 UHF (Recife) | 41 UHF (Rio de Janeiro) | 48 UHF (Natal) | 63 UHF (Florianópolis and São Paulo)}} | tvtransmitters = | affiliates = | headquarters = Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasília, Brazil | language = Portuguese | picture_format = 480i (SDTV)<br /> 1080i (HDTV) | owner = Empresa Brasil de Comunicação | parent = | key_people = Andre Basbaum (president) | founder = Federal government of Brazil | launch_date = {{Start date and age|2007|12|2|df=y}} | replaced = TVE Brasil | closed_date = | replaced_by = | website = {{url|https://tvbrasil.ebc.com.br/}} | webcast = }}
'''TV Brasil''' is a Brazilian public television network owned by Empresa Brasil de Comunicação. Its main headquarters are in Brasília, DF and Rio de Janeiro, RJ, with owned-and-operated stations in São Paulo, SP and in São Luís, MA, as well as 21 states where its affiliated broadcasters operate, all components of the Rede Pública de Televisão.
== History == TV Brasil originated from a decree which created Empresa Brasil de Comunicação, the network's maintainer, published on 24 December 2007 in the ''Diário Oficial da União'', Brazil's official gazette. It was generated from the fusion of Empresa Brasileira de Comunicação - Radiobrás 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.<ref name=":0">[http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/noticias/2007/10/25/materia.2007-10-25.4820775023/view "Decreto oficializa a criação da Empresa Brasil de Comunicação" ("Decree oficializes the creation of the Empresa Brasil de Comunicação"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080707004631/http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/noticias/2007/10/25/materia.2007-10-25.4820775023/view |date=7 July 2008 }}. Isabela Vieira. Agência Brasil. 25 October 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2007.</ref> The lack of equipment restricted TV Brasil's launching to only three cities (Rio de Janeiro, Brasília and São Luís). Its programming, however, is also available through its official website and cable and satellite television.<ref>[https://www1.folha.uol.com.br/folha/brasil/ult96u350230.shtml "Falta de transmissores restringe lançamento da TV Brasil a Rio, Brasília e São Luís" ("Lack of equipment restricts launching to Rio, Brasília and São Luís")]. Regiane Soares. ''Folha de S. Paulo''. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2007.</ref>
In 2019, following the election of Jair Bolsonaro as president, TV NBR was shut down and merged into TV Brasil as TV Brasil 2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EBC unifica programações das TVs Brasil e NBR |url=https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/agencia-estado/2019/04/09/ebc-unifica-programacoes-das-tvs-brasil-e-nbr.htm |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=noticias.uol.com.br |language=pt-br}}</ref> During the presidency, after initial threats to privatize the EBC, TV Brasil and other government-owned media outlets largely became propaganda organs for Bolsonaro's government. News programmes avoided giving airtime to political opponents, and programmes were faced with censorship to conform with the party line, especially within topics such as violence against women, Indigenous peoples, and LGBT rights. Live coverage of media appearances by Bolsonaro frequently interrupted TV Brasil's regularly scheduled programmes, with an estimated 193 hours of such coverage airing between August 2021 and July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Governo cria a "TV Bolsonaro" |url=https://piaui.folha.uol.com.br/governo-cria-tv-bolsonaro/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Piauí}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Lula quer transformar TV Brasil na BBC brasileira e cogita nomes |url=https://natelinha.uol.com.br/eleicoes-2022-na-tv/2022/11/01/lula-quer-transformar-tv-brasil-na-bbc-brasileira-e-cogita-nomes-189375.php |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=NaTelinha |language=pt-br}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=TV pública federal promove drogas sem comprovação contra Covid-19 defendidas por Bolsonaro {{!}} Aos Fatos |url=https://aosfatos.org/noticias/tv-publica-federal-promove-drogas-sem-comprovacao-contra-covid-19-defendidas-por-bolsonaro/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=aosfatos.org |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=D. |date=2021-10-08 |title=Brazil: Dossier reveals trend of censorship at EBC |url=https://www.publicmediaalliance.org/brazil-dossier-reveals-trend-of-censorship-at-ebc/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Public Media Alliance |language=en-GB}}</ref>
After the election of Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva to a second presidency in 2022, the incoming Secretary of Social Communication Paulo Pimenta stated that there were plans to return TV Brasil to a public service format with a focus on education and cultural programmes, and for government-related programmes to be split back out into a second broadcaster. Lula stated that he wanted TV Brasil to be comparable to other public service broadcasters such as the BBC, and target a younger audience.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |last=Daniels |first=D. |date=2022-12-13 |title=Focus on Brazil: What lies ahead for public media? |url=https://www.publicmediaalliance.org/focus-on-brazil-ebc/ |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Public Media Alliance |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 24 July 2023, the reorganization was completed with the launch of the new government media platform Canal Gov.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-24 |title=EBC faz estreia do Canal Gov e consolida separação da TV Brasil |url=https://agenciabrasil.ebc.com.br/geral/noticia/2023-07/ebc-faz-estreia-do-canal-gov-e-consolida-separacao-da-tv-brasil |access-date=2024-02-20 |website=Agência Brasil |language=pt-br}}</ref>
==<span lang="pt-br" dir="ltr">Programming</span>== TV Brasil affiliated stations broadcast four hours a day of regional programing. It also broadcast Brazilian films and programs made by other public television channels. The programming of is divided into five daily streams: children, animation, audio-visual, citizenry 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.<ref>[http://www.agenciabrasil.gov.br/noticias/2007/10/11/materia.2007-10-11.0515657658/view "Sociedade terá seis meses para opinar sobre programação da nova TV" ("Society will have three months to decide the programming of the new TV")]. Alessandra Bastos. Agência Brasil. 11 October 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2007.</ref>
==Logo evolutions== <gallery> File:TV Brasil.svg|Logo from 2008 to 2009. File:TV Brasil logo.png|Logo from 2009 to 2012. File:TV Brasil wordmark.png|Logo from 2012 to 2019. File:TV Brasil logo 2019.svg|Logo from 2019 to 2023. File:TV Brasil logo 2023.svg|Logo since 2023. </gallery>
==Stations== {{Main|List of TV Brasil affiliates}}
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 and cable television. Its live programming can also be watched on the network's official website.
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category|TV Brasil}} * {{url|https://tvbrasil.ebc.com.br/|Official website}} (in Brazilian Portuguese) * {{url|https://web.archive.org/web/20110224232546/www.tvbrasil.org.br|Former website}} {{Brazilian television stations|broadcast}} {{Authority control}}
Category:TV Brasil Category:Empresa Brasil de Comunicação Category:Mass media in Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Television channels and stations established in 2007 Category:Brazilian companies established in 2007 Category:Publicly funded broadcasters