An adventure called Tupi: the early years of Brazilian television

Authors

  • Flávio Lins Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2013.58935

Keywords:

Television, Brazil, Tupi television, pioneering.

Abstract

The Brazil, with the opening of TV Tupi in 1950, was one of the top five countries in the world to have television and the first in Latin America. The invention, which became a national passion, even if initially restricted to the higher classes, since the beginning demonstrate its popular character. Displaying classic high culture through teletheaters, ballet and orchestras, this vehicle, even that watched and listening distantly by the teleneighbors and televisitors, will be the one that will enchant the masses and consequently the advertises.

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Author Biography

  • Flávio Lins, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Brazil.
    PhD candidate at the Postgraduate Programme in Social Communication of Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ). Author of Cariocas do brejo entrando no ar: o rádio e a televisão na construção da identidade juiz-forana/ Cariocas going on air: radio and television building the identity of people from Juiz de Fora. flavio.lins@oi.com.br.

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Published

2013-07-18

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 13 (2013)

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

An adventure called Tupi: the early years of Brazilian television. RuMoRes, [S. l.], v. 7, n. 13, p. 120–137, 2013. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1982-677X.rum.2013.58935. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/Rumores/article/view/58935.. Acesso em: 12 may. 2024.