Rua Sésamo (TV series)

Rua Sésamo
GenreChildren's television
Country of originPortugal
Original languagePortuguese
Production
Executive producerManuel Petroneo
Original release
Release6 November 1989 (1989-11-06)

Rua Sésamo is the Portuguese co-production of the American children's television program Sesame Street. It premiered on 6 November, 1989 on Portuguese channel RTP, and has since also been broadcast in other Portuguese-speaking markets, including Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe.[1][2][3]

Production[edit]

Planning for the series began in 1987 between RTP and Sesame Workshop.[4] Maria Emilia Brederode served as the show's pedagogical director.[5]

Content[edit]

The first and second seasons consisted of 130 half-hour episodes each.[2][4]

Characters[edit]

Muppets:[6]

  • Poupas
  • Ferrão
  • Egas and Becas
  • Monstro das Bolachas
  • Tita

Reception[edit]

Within its first year of broadcast, the show was being viewed daily by 95% of its target audience (children 3–7 years old).[4]

In other media[edit]

Tita was included in Sesame Workshop's 1993 New Year's special Sesame Street Stays Up Late.[7]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "`Rua Sésamo` estreou na RTP há 30 anos". RTP Noticias (in Portuguese). 2019-11-06. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. ^ a b Oliveira, André (2015-11-06). "'Rua Sésamo' faz 26 anos. Reveja o primeiro episódio". Fantastic – Cultura na palma da tua mão. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  3. ^ Kinder, Marsha, ed. (1999). Kids' Media Culture. Durham [NC]: Duke University Press. p. 164. ISBN 0-8223-2350-8. OCLC 41531823.
  4. ^ a b c United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Subcommittee on European Affairs (1992). U.S. assistance to the new independent states : hearings before the Subcommittee on European Affairs of the Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, March 19 ; April 8 and 9 ; May 5, 6, and 14, 1992. Washington: U.S. G.P.O. pp. 304–307. ISBN 0-16-038840-6. OCLC 26365899.
  5. ^ Glubke, Mark (1992-05-06). "Sesame Street in Russia? It Could Happen, Soon". USA Today.
  6. ^ Martins, J.B. (2022-07-05). "Rua Sésamo. Quando a maior escola da televisão chegou a Portugal". Comunidade Cultura e Arte (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  7. ^ Moore, Scott (29 December 1993). "A New Year's Romp for 'Sesame Street' Set". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-04-08.