Telecurso
Telecurso is a television program of distance education in Brazil, made by an agreement of Padre Anchieta Foundation, Fundação Roberto Marinho and FIESP. It debuted in 1978, and was exhibited by Rede Globo until 2014. The program is still aired on Futura, TV Cultura, TV Brasil, TV Aparecida, Rede Vida, and SBT.
Telecurso | |
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Genre | Educational |
Created by | Francisco Calazans Fernandes |
Developed by | Rede Globo |
Directed by | Ricardo Elias |
Creative directors | Sérgio Zeigler, Thiago Faelli, Carlos R. Justino, Durval Avelino Filho and Fernando Waisberg |
Presented by | Anelis Assumpção (Joana) and César Mello (João) |
Opening theme | Instrumental |
Ending theme | Instrumental |
Composer | André Abujamra and Matias Capovilla |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language | Portuguese |
Production | |
Producers | Fundação Roberto Marinho FIESP CIESP SESI-SP SENAI-SP |
Cinematography | Eduardo Poiano and Tércio Parisi |
Editors | Rodrigo Mosca, Guga Gordilho, Caio Martins, Raquel Genioli, Edilson Magrão, Igor Peticov, Jorge Luiz Salles and Sidney Cecchini |
Camera setup | Single |
Running time | 15 minutes |
Production company | FRM – Roberto Marinho Foundation |
Release | |
Original network | Globo (1976–2014) Futura TV Cultura TV Brasil TV Aparecida SBT |
Picture format | 4:3 PAL-M (480i) |
Audio format | Stereo |
Original release | 16 January 1978 – present |
Chronology | |
Followed by | Hora Um da Notícia |
The idea of this program was created by journalist Francisco Calazans Fernandes[1][2] and it featured several kinds of education classes.[3]
Broadcast history
Educational programming began to be broadcast by Rede Globo on 16 January 1978 when the secondary-school oriented Telecurso 2o Grau started broadcasting; it was initially created by Rede Globo in conjunction with the Fundação Padre Anchieta and the Roberto Marinho Foundation. Unlike almost all other programs shown by Rede Globo, the program was presented commercial-free for its entire run due to its educational nature, although promos for the network's shows and public service announcements were still shown in between segments of the program. In 1981, Telecurso was expanded from 15 to 30 minutes with the launch of Telecurso 1o Grau, which concentrated on educational lessons for elementary school children.
In 1986, the Roberto Marinho Foundation retitled the original program as Novo Telecurso 2o Grau and a new partnership was obtained with Bradesco; the courses featured were authorized to become a valid form of educative material in schools around Brazil, as well as in certain companies. On 2 January 1995, the entire educational programming block was rebranded as Telecurso 2000 and expanded to 45 minutes with the launch of Telecurso 2000 Profissionalizante (which focused on vocational subjects).
On 31 March 2008, the program was reformatted as Novo Telecurso, which removed outdated segments of geography and history that were no longer being used and replaced them with philosophy, visual arts, music, theatre, sociology, and Spanish language topics that were aimed at secondary students who have not completed their education. In 2009, a new partnership was attained with SENAI-SP for the vocational segments of the program.[4]
On 28 November 2014, Telecurso aired for the last time on Rede Globo.[5] It was replaced by Hora Um da Notícia, an early-morning news program that premiered on 1 December 2014. The daily edition of Globo Rural aired the last time on the same day; the weekly edition currently airs on Sundays at 8:00 am.
References
- "Jornalista, criador do telecurso – | Observatório da Imprensa |". Observatoriodaimprensa.com.br. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- "Folha de S.Paulo – Francisco Calazans Fernandes (1929–2010): Jornalista e criador do telecurso na década de 1970 – 29/01/2010". .folha.uol.com.br. 29 January 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- G1 – Novo Telecurso terá aulas de filosofia, teatro e sociologia
- "Telecurso has a new series of programs" (in Portuguese). O Globo. 5 April 2009. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "After 36 years on TV, Telecurso heads to the web" (in Portuguese). ProXXIma. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 14 November 2014.