Television in Brazil

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Television in Brazil has grown significantly since the first broadcasts in 1950, becoming one of the largest and most productive commercial television systems in the world.^[1] Its biggest network, TV Globo, is the largest commercial network in South America, and is one of the major television exporter globally, particularly of telenovelas, having become popular in many countries.^[1] There are more than 90 free-to-air television networks (national and regional), as well as satellite channels broadcasting throughout the country.