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Xou da Xuxa (1986)

Xou da Xuxa poster
Directed by
Marlene Mattos
Genre
children's television series
Country
Brazil
Length
7 seasons, 17 episodes
Rated
L
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Brazilian children's TV show hosted by Xuxa Meneghel. It aired weekday and Saturday mornings with audience games, musical performances, and cartoons.

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What happens

Xou da Xuxa (English: Xuxa's Show) is a Brazilian children's television series directed by Marlene Mattos, and hosted by Xuxa Meneghel. It premiered on Rede Globo between 30 June 1986 and 31 December 1992, with 2000 editions completed. Xou replaced the Balão Mágico program. Later, it was repeated between January and February 1993, in the transition of the changes of programming of the transmitter. Then, Globo replaced the reprises of the Show by the reruns of the Mallandro Show, presented by Sérgio Mallandro. At the same time, the children's program Mundo da Lua on TV Cultura, was also on display. In the daily grid of TV Globo, the Xou of Xuxa was replaced by TV Colosso, while the presenter prepared its program displayed on Sundays. Occupying mornings from Monday to Saturday, the program featured auditorium pictures (mostly competitions and musical numbers) interspersed with cartoons. In spite of the systematic negative reactions of the intellectuals and specialized critics, Xou da Xuxa soon became the most successful children's show in Brazilian television history, transforming its presenter into a phenomenon between the mid-1980s and the early 1990s. In 1993, she debuted an English version of her show in the US, but it was unpopular with American audiences and was cancelled after the first season. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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