Entering Television through the Porta dos Fundos

Abstract

The present chapter begins by delving deeper into the Brazilian mediascape during the period between 1990 and 2011, revealing the early appearance of developments that challenged TV Globo’s audience shares over the two decades. This first part of the chapter sets the stage for the subsequent emergence of Porta dos Fundos, a recently formed independent production company and YouTube sensation. The remainder of the chapter explores the Pay-TV Law and the post-2011 mediascape through an analysis of Porta dos Fundos’s formation, founders, partnerships, and multimedia production.