''Rá-Tim-Bum'' () was a Brazilian

children's TV program Children's television series (or children's television shows) are television programs designed for children, normally scheduled for broadcast during the morning and afternoon when children are awake. They can sometimes run during the early evenin ...

produced by

TV Cultura TV Cultura or simply Cultura, is a free Brazilian public television network headquartered in São Paulo and a part of Father Anchieta Foundation, a non-profit foundation funded by the São Paulo State Government. It focuses on educational ...

and Industrial Social Services (Serviço Social da Indústria, or SESI in Portuguese). The program premiered on TV Cultura on February 5, 1990, replacing ''Catavento'', and stopped production in 1994. As of 2015, the program is shown only on the TV channel, TV Rá-Tim-Bum.

Production

''Rá-Tim-Bum'' was created by Flávio de Souza and

Fernando Meirelles Fernando Ferreira Meirelles (; born 9 November 1955) is a Brazilian film director, producer and screenwriter. He is best known for co-directing the film '' City of God'', released in 2002 in Brazil and in 2003 in the U.S. by Miramax Films, whi ...

in order to educate

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children, and extended to 192 episodes. The program's name, and the sound track were authored by

Edu Lobo Eduardo de Góes "Edu" Lobo (born August 29, 1943) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer. In the 1960s he was part of the bossa nova movement. His compositions include ''Upa Neguinho'' (with Gianfrancesco Guarnieri), ''Pra Dizer Ad ...

, and inspired by the last line of the Brazilian happy birthday song '' Parabéns pra Você''. The success of ''Rá-Tim-Bum'' led to the follow-on children's TV programs ''

Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum ''Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum'' (, lit. ''"Ra-Tim-Bum Castle"'') was a Brazilian children's program produced and broadcast by TV Cultura and the Network Service of Television. Targeted toward children and youth, it follows an educational entertainment m ...

'' and ''Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum'', and a

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channel, TV Rá-Tim-Bum.

Awards

''Rá-Tim-Bum'' was awarded a gold medal at the International Film & TV Festival of New York in 1990. In 1991 and 1993, ''Rá-Tim-Bum'' won the APCA award for Best Children's Program.

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* 1990s children's television series 1990s preschool education television series 1990 Brazilian television series debuts Brazilian children's television series Brazilian educational television series Brazilian fantasy television series Portuguese-language television shows Television about magic Brazilian television shows featuring puppetry Television series with live action and animation Television shows set in São Paulo {{brazil-stub