Dinner
is served late in Rio. You have plenty of time to check out the
movies, or go to the theater before you dine.
Rio has a strong tradition in the dramatic arts. Comedies, musicals and
other theatrical plays often debut in Rio, later to be exported to other
Brazilian cities and states.
There are good theaters in many South Side neighborhoods, and in the
downtown area. If you have a chance, visit the luxurious Municipal
Theater at Cinelândia (Centro). The charming architecture complements
the excellent program with operas, ballet and classical music.
The headquarters of Rede Globo , the largest TV network in Brazil,
are right here in Rio. It is more practical for most top Brazilian
actors to live in the city, and many of them can be seen jogging, or
walking undisturbed along Ipanema
beach. Cariocas have a blasé attitude towards celebritities, and
they will give you a break, unless you answer to the name Madonna, or
something.
It won't make much sense going to a drama or comedy, if you don't
understand a word of Portuguese (or at least Spanish). We suggest checking out the musicals, though.
Singing, dancing and tapping are universally understood languages, very
well spoken by Cariocas. Several theaters are also used for live
music performances, and shows. You may find information about
current plays, musicals and drama at local newspapers O Globo and Jornal
do Brasil, available at the lobby of your hotel.
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| Canal Comunitário |
3 |
Portuguese |
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| Nacional Brasil |
5 |
Portuguese |
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| TV Senado |
8 |
Portuguese |
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| TV Justiça |
9 |
Portuguese |
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| Câmera Federal |
10 |
Portuguese |
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| Assembléia Legislativa |
12 |
Portuguese |
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| Eventual 1 |
14 |
Portuguese |
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| Eventual 2 |
15 |
Portuguese |
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| Canal Universitário |
16 |
Portuguese |
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| Cultura |
17 |
Portuguese |
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| Rede Brasil (TVE) |
18 |
Portuguese |
educational programs, variety, movies |
| Globo |
19 |
Portuguese |
novelas, series, news, movies, variety |
| Rede TV |
20 |
Portuguese |
news, movies, evangelist shows |
| BAND |
21 |
Portuguese |
novelas, series,news, movies, variety |
| CNT |
22 |
Portuguese |
news, movies, evangelist shows |
| SBT |
23 |
Portuguese |
novelas, series,news, movies, variety |
| Record |
24 |
Portuguese |
news, movies, evangelist shows |
| MTV (stereo) |
25 |
Portuguese |
music clips, shows, interviews, variety |
| Rede Vida |
26 |
Portuguese |
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| TV5 |
27 |
French |
news, movies, variety from France |
| BBC World |
28 |
English |
news, educational programs, series from UK |
| RAI |
29 |
Italian |
news, movies, variety, music and shows from Italy |
| TV Espanha |
30 |
Spanish |
news, variety, movies and music from Spain |
| Shoptime.com |
31 |
Portuguese |
shopping, shopping and shopping |
| Futura |
32 |
Portuguese |
news, educational programs, series |
| National Geographic |
33 |
Eng./Port. |
documentaries and series |
| AXN |
34 |
Eng./Port. |
action series, movies |
| Canal Rural |
35 |
Portuguese |
farming issues, programs and interviews |
| NET TV |
37 |
Portuguese |
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| SporTV2 |
38 |
Portuguese |
all sports with focus on domestic events |
| SportTV |
39 |
Portuguese |
all sports with focus on domestic events |
| Globo News |
40 |
Portuguese |
24 hour Brazilian news channel |
| GNT |
41 |
Eng./Port. |
news, movies, variety, music and shows (SAP) |
| Multishow |
42 |
Eng./Port. |
news, movies, variety, music and shows |
| Universal Channel |
43 |
Eng./Port. |
Sci-Fi Saturdays, Murder she Wrote, Xena |
| Nickelodeon |
44 |
Portuguese |
cartoons, programs for children |
| Discovery Kids |
45 |
Portuguese |
programs for children and cartoons |
| Cartoon Network |
46 |
Eng./Port. |
cartoons 24 hours (SAP) |
| Warner |
47 |
Eng./Port. |
sitcoms, movies, series and variety |
| TNT |
48 |
Eng./Port. |
movies dubbed to Portuguese (SAP) |
| Sony |
49 |
Eng./Port. |
sitcoms, movies, series and variety |
| Fox |
50 |
Eng./Port. |
sitcoms, movies, series and variety |
| Discovery Channel |
51 |
Eng./Port. |
documentaries on everthing you can think of |
| People & Arts |
52 |
Eng./Port. |
documentaries, movies, series |
| CNN International |
53 |
Eng./Port. |
series, movies, cartoons, music and variety |
| FX |
54 |
Portuguese |
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| Discovery Home & Health |
55 |
Eng./Port. |
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| Jetix |
56 |
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| Boomerang |
57 |
Portuguese |
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| Bloomberg |
58 |
Eng./Port. |
24-hour news programs in a framed format |
| SIC International |
59 |
Eng./Port. |
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| ESPN International |
60 |
Eng./Port. |
U.S. sports channel |
| Telecine Premium |
61 |
Eng./Port. |
24-hour movie channel, all themes |
| Telecine Action |
62 |
Eng./Port. |
24-hour movies, mostly action and thrillers |
| Telecine Emotion |
63 |
Eng./Port. |
24-hour movies, mostly dramas and musicals |
| Telecine Pipoca |
64 |
Eng./Port. |
24-hour movies, mostly comedies |
| Telecine Cult |
65 |
Eng./Port. |
24-hour movies, mostly classics |
| Canal Brasil |
66 |
Portuguese |
24-hour movie channel with Brazilian films/specials |
| Animal Planet |
69 |
Portuguese |
documentaries about animals |
| ESPN Brazil |
70 |
Portuguese |
sports channel featuring the local scene |
| HBO |
71 |
Eng./Port. |
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| HBO Plus |
72 |
Eng./Port. |
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| Premiere1 |
73 |
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| Premiere2 |
74 |
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| Premiere3 |
75 |
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| Premiere4 |
76 |
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| Playboy TV |
79 |
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| Sexy Hot |
80 |
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| TVE-RJ |
02 |
Portuguese |
educational programs, variety, movies |
| Globo |
04 |
Portuguese |
novelas, series, news, movies, variety |
| Rede TV |
06 |
Portuguese |
news, movies, evangelist shows |
| Bandeirantes |
07 |
Portuguese |
novelas, series,news, movies, variety |
| Record |
09 |
Portuguese |
news, movies, evangelist shows |
| SBT |
11 |
Portuguese |
novelas, series, news, movies, variety |
| CNT |
13 |
Portuguese |
news, movies, evangelist shows |
| TVA Guide |
22 |
Portuguese |
guide to what's showing on TVA channels |
| Boomerang |
23 |
Portuguese |
vintage cartoons and sitcoms |
| Nickelodeon |
24 |
Portuguese |
programs for children |
| Cartoon |
25 |
Port./Eng. |
cartoons 24 hours - SAP |
| Discovery Kids |
26 |
Portuguese |
programs for children |
| Disney Channel |
27 |
Portuguese |
programs for children |
| Jetix |
28 |
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| Discovery |
31 |
Port./ Eng. |
documentaries on everthing, and then some |
| People & Arts |
32 |
Port./ Eng. |
series, movies, documentaries |
| A&M Mundo |
33 |
Port./ Eng. |
movies, documentaries, biographies |
| National Geographic |
34 |
Port./Eng. |
documentaries |
| MTV |
36 |
Port./Eng. |
24-hour music channel |
| E! Entertainment |
37 |
Port./Eng. |
biographies, variety, gossip, travel |
| CNN |
39 |
English |
U.S. 24-news channel |
| BandNEWS |
41 |
Portuguese |
brazilian 24-news channel |
| ESPN |
44 |
English |
U.S. sports channel |
| ESPN Brasil |
45 |
Portuguese |
brazilian sports channel |
| Warner Channel |
46 |
Port./Eng. |
sitcoms, movies, music |
| Sony |
47 |
Port./Eng. |
sitcoms, movies, music |
| Fox |
48 |
Port./Eng. |
sitcoms, movies, music |
| AXN |
49 |
Port./Eng. |
action series, movies |
| TNT |
50 |
Port./Eng. |
movies dubbed to Portuguese (SAP) |
| Eurochannel |
51 |
Port./Eng. |
European movies and series |
| HBO |
53 |
English |
movies, special series, shows |
| HBO2 |
54 |
English |
same programming of HBO, 6 hours later |
| Cinemax |
56 |
English |
movies |
| Max Prime |
57 |
English |
movies |
| RTPi |
60 |
Portuguese |
shows, varietey and News from Portugal |
| Canal Adulto |
74 |
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