Rede Tupi

Rede Tupi de Televisão

Country	Brazil
Network	Rede Tupi
Headquarters	São Paulo
Ownership
Owner	Diários Associados

Rede Tupi (Network Tupi Television, known as Channel 3 during its early years, later Network Tupi Channel 4 in Sao Paulo) was the first Brazilian television network. It was commonly known as TV Tupi. The network was owned by Diários Associados or Diários e Emissoras Associadas, who formed the Rede de Emissoras Associadas. Rede Tupi was founded in 1950 by Assis Chateaubriand in São Paulo, initially broadcasting on TV Tupi Canal 3 (Tupi Television Channel 3). Rede Tupi was later broadcast on Channel 4 (in 1960, as Network Tupi 4) as a competitor to TV Cultura (Culture TV) and Channel 2, also a TV Station from Associadas.

In Rio de Janeiro, TV Tupi was Channel 6. In Brasília, TV Tupi was retransmited by TV Brasília, Channel 6. In Salvador, TV Tupi was retransmitted by TV Itapoan, Channel 5. Other TV Stations were formed by Rede de Emissoras Associadas.

After 30 years of continuous broadcast throughout Brazil as the nation's first television network, Rede Tupi became defunct in July 17, 1980 when its two stations in Sao Paulo (Tupi Channel 4)and Rio de Janeiro (Tupi Channel 6) shut down, together with its other stations. The Rio station signed-off for the last time that day. It was succeeded by SBT (then TVS) that year and Rede Manchete in 1983, the two stations using the network's two stations in Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro as headquarters of operations (Rede Manchete was later succeeded by Rede TV! in 1999, after 16 years of broadcasts).