Canal Futura (''Futura Channel''), also known as Futura, is a Brazilian paid educational television channel. It is owned by Fundação Roberto Marinho, the philanthropy branch of

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, operated by Globo and was founded on September 22, 1997. The channel of the station is captured on

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operators, and satellite dishes.

History

The station was established in 1997 as a project of the Fundação Roberto Marinho (''Roberto Marinho Foundation''). It has since become a reference as a project of

education Education is the transmission of knowledge and skills and the development of character traits. Formal education occurs within a structured institutional framework, such as public schools, following a curriculum. Non-formal education als ...

and relevant experience of social investment. The Canal Futura was created to bring the entire Brazilian population, especially the lower classes, knowledge that can be applied to everyday life, generating and proposing changes to a better integration in the labor market, family life, school and social.
The station is financially supported by the following partners maintainers: National Confederation of Industry of Brazil (CNI), Federation of Industries of the State of

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(FIRJAN),

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and Votorantim Group.

Target Audience

Futura is mainly aimed at classes C and D, and is aimed at young people, workers, housewives and educators. Its goal is that all the productions exhibited can be seen and used by the widest range of people, the city and the countryside. By 2015 the channel was also heavily focused on children, broadcasting cartoons similar to TV Cultura, but they were removed in favor of Gloob. However, In 2021, Canal Futura returned with its children's programming.

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* {{Authority control Mass media in Rio de Janeiro (city) Television channels and stations established in 1999 Canais Globo Grupo Globo subsidiaries Portuguese-language television stations in Brazil 1999 establishments in Brazil