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.
Canal Comunitário
3
Portuguese
Nacional Brasil
5
Portuguese
TV Senado
8
Portuguese
TV Justiça
9
Portuguese
Câmera Federal
10
Portuguese
Assembléia Legislativa
12
Portuguese
Eventual 1
14
Portuguese
Eventual 2
15
Portuguese
Canal Universitário
16
Portuguese
Cultura
17
Portuguese
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
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
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
Discovery Home & Health
55
Eng./Port.
Jetix
56
Boomerang
57
Portuguese
Bloomberg
58
Eng./Port.
24-hour news programs in a framed format
SIC International
59
Eng./Port.
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
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.
