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ESPN is the Brazilian division of ESPN Inc.

Launched in March 1989 as Canal+, it was the first country-specific version of ESPN outside the United States, launched in June 1995.

The channel has covered major sporting events, like the 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, and 2016 Summer Olympics; the 1998, 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 1999, 2003 and 2007 Pan-American Games.

High ratings and prestige in the segment have been marks of the channel; it also won the APCA award twice, in 1995 for "Best Sports Programming" and in 1998 for "Best Coverage of the 1998 FIFA World Cup".

Despite having a team that's regarded as one of the best in Brazilian sports broadcasting and important broadcasting rights for international competitions like La Liga, Premier League and the Bundesliga, major local series rights have historically not been present; the Campeonato Brasileiro, Copa do Brasil and the states' championships are held by local Grupo Globo and SporTV.

ESPN, however, has purchased the rights to broadcast the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the Copa do Brasil for TV and Campeonato Paulista, Copa Libertadores de Am�rica, Campeonato Brasileiro S�rie A and Copa Sudamericana for radio.

Brasil made a partnership with R�dio Eldorado[clarification needed] to broadcast sports on radio.

The new R�dio Eldorado ESPN used Eldorado's radio assets and the team of commentators from ESPN Brasil.

It was renamed R�dio Estad�o ESPN in 2007 due to a partnership agreement with the O Estado de S.Paulo newspaper.[1]

In 2005 the company incorporated ESPN International coverage, starting to broadcast in two channels.

Before this date, programs such as the SportsCenter International Edition, MLB and the NFL were transmitted directly from Bristol, Connecticut, with Portuguese audio from Andre Adler, Marco Alfaro, Sergio Cesario, Roby Porto, Jos� In�cio Werneck, and Roberto Figueroa.

Since 2005, shows and games are recorded and broadcast from its studios in S�o Paulo, though morning schedules continue to include USA and Latin American programs.

Prior to May 2011, programs produced by ESPN Brasil generally did not use in-game score graphics, though international programs had them.

Beginning that month, ESPN Brasil began using the same score and other graphics used by the US channel.

In March 2012, the ESPN'S network in Brazil started with the broadcast 100% in HD with sports events and original programs.

This is the same practice of ESPN in USA.

The four channels of ESPN in Brazil is broadcast fully in HD.

In October 2013, ESPN launched a second screen app, ESPN Sync, to connect to broadcasts of football matches.[2][3]

On May 6, 2020, Brazil's antitrust regulator CADE announced that ESPN and Fox Sports could merge their operations in Brazil together as of January 1, 2022, and not before, due to Fox Sports' broadcast rights and structure in the country, with ESPN taking over broadcast rights and structure after the merger.[4]

In November 2021, it was announced that Disney would retire the ESPN Brasil brand after 26 years on air.

ESPN Brasil would become ESPN, while the current ESPN would become ESPN 2, while the current ESPN 2 would become ESPN 3, and Fox Sports will become ESPN 4.

Fox Sports 2 and ESPN Extra would not change their names.

The change happened on January 17, 2022.[5]

ESPN channels in Brazil [ edit ]

Five separate channels of ESPN exist in Brazil:[6]

ESPN (formerly ESPN Brasil), the main channel, more football orientated with live debate, news, interviews and major international football games.

(formerly ESPN Brasil), the main channel, more football orientated with live debate, news, interviews and major international football games.

ESPN2 (formerly ESPN), focused in US-based competitions (NBA, NFL and NHL).

(formerly ESPN), focused in US-based competitions (NBA, NFL and NHL).

ESPN3 (formerly ESPN2), focused in extreme sports, MLB, tennis, rugby, cycling, golf and poker.

(formerly ESPN2), focused in extreme sports, MLB, tennis, rugby, cycling, golf and poker.

ESPN4 (formerly Fox Sports), focused in motorsport, boxing, MMA and international football.

(formerly Fox Sports), focused in motorsport, boxing, MMA and international football.

ESPN Extra, focused in extreme sports and wrestling.

ESPN Brazil significant programming rights [ edit ]Badminton [ edit ]Baseball [ edit ]Basketball [ edit ]Boxing [ edit ]ESPN Knockout

College Sports [ edit ]

National Collegiate Athletic Association eventsCricket [ edit ]Cycling [ edit ]Futsal [ edit ]Golf [ edit ]Handball [ edit ]

Horse Racing [ edit ]Ice Hockey [ edit ]Marathon [ edit ]

Mixed Martial Arts [ edit ]Lux Fight LeagueMotorsport [ edit ]

Multi-Sport Events [ edit ]Padel [ edit ]Premier PadelAPT Padel Tour

Rugby Union [ edit ]Skiing [ edit ]

Table Tennis [ edit ]Tennis [ edit ]Volleyball [ edit ]

Weightlifting [ edit ]Wrestling [ edit ]Yachting [ edit ]

Programs broadcast by ESPN Brazil [ edit ]Al�m da BolaATP Tour UncoveredBola da VezCestou ESPNCompacto NFLCoppa Italia Show

Destaques da COMNEBOL Libertadores

Destaques da COMNEBOL Sudamericana

Destaques da UEFA Europa e Conference League

Destaques dos X GamesESPN FCESPN FilmesESPN LeagueFA Cup HighlightsFutebol 90Futebol 360Inside Serie ALa Liga WorldLinha de PasseMina de PasseMomento ESPN

Mundo Premier LeagueMunDu MenezesNBA ActionPelas Quadras

Premier League Stories

Pr�via da Coppa ItaliaPr�via da FA CupResenhaResenha da Rodada

Show da Rodada: Coppa Italia

Show da Rodada: La Liga

Show da Rodada: Ligue 1

Show da Rodada: Premier League

Show da Rodada: Serie A

SportsCenter Abre o JogoSportsCenter BrazilSportsCenter U.S.

The Inside Line

UEFA Nations League: Match Day Highlights

UEFA Nations League: Match Night Highlights

ESPN Brazil staff [ edit ]

Abel Neto � "Futebol 360" host

Airton Cunha � Tennis commentator

Alana Ambr�sio � "Cestou ESPN" hostAlex Tseng � host

Andr� Donke � soccer commentator

Andr� Kfouri � Reporter; "ESPN League" and "SportsCenter" host

Amoroso � soccer commentator

Andr� Linares � Reporter

Andr� Plihal � "Resenha" and "Bola da Vez" host

Antero Greco � Soccer commentator and "SportsCenter" host

Antonio Martoni � Rugby commentator

Antony Curti � NFL, College Football and MLB commentator; "ESPN League" co-host

Ari Aguiar � Play-by-play announcer and "ESPN League" host

Bruno Vicari � "SportsCenter" host

Carlos Eug�nio Simon � referee commentator

Celso Unzelte � soccer commentator

Christian Fittipaldi � IndyCar Series commentator

C�cero Mello � Reporter

Cledi Oliveira � Play-by-play announcer

Daniela Boaventura � "Futebol 90" host

Diego Lugano � soccer commentator and "Resenha" and "ESPN FC" co-host

Djalminha � soccer commentator and "Resenha" co-host

Edgard Mello Filho � Motorsport commentator

Eduardo Affonso � Reporter

Eduardo Agra � NBA and College Basketball commentator

Eduardo de Menezes � Reporter and "Al�m da Bola" host

Eduardo Elias � "SportsCenter" host

Eug�nio Leal � soccer commentator

F�bio Luciano � soccer commentator

Fausto Macieira � MotoGP commentator

Felipe Motta � "SportsCenter" host

Fernando Campos � soccer commentator

Fernando Nardini � Play-by-play announcer and "SportsCenter" co-host

Fernando Saraiva � soccer commentator

Gian Oddi � Soccer commentator

Gl�ucia Santiago � "SportsCenter" host

Gustavo Berton � Reporter

Gustavo Hofman � Soccer commentator

Gustavo Zupak � Soccer commentator

Hamilton Rodrigues � Play-by-play announcer

Hugo Botelho � Play-by-play announcer

Jo�o Castelo Branco � Reporter

Jos� Roberto Lux "Z� Boquinha" � NBA and College Basketball commentator

Juliana Tesser � MotoGP commentator

L�o Bertozzi � Soccer commentator

Leonardo Gaciba � referee commentator

Luciana Marianno � Play-by-play announcer

Luciano Amaral � "SportsCenter" host; E-Sports host

Luciano "KDRA" Lancelotti � Action sports commentator

Luiz Carlos Largo � Play-by-play announcer

Marcela Rafael � "SportsCenter" host

Mariana Spinelli � "SportsCenter" host

Mario Marra � soccer commentator

Matheus Pinheiro � Play-by-play announcer

Matheus Suman � Play-by-play announcer

Maur�cio Bonato � Play-by-play announcer

Mauro Naves � soccer commentator

Mendel Bydlowski � Reporter

Natalie Gedra � Reporter

Osvaldo Pascoal � soccer commentator

Paulo Andrade � Play-by-play announcer and "Linha de Passe" host

Paulo Antunes � NFL and MLB commentator; "ESPN League" co-host

Paulo Cal�ade � Soccer commentator

Paulo Mancha � NFL and College Football commentator

Paulo Soares � Play-by-play announcer and "SportsCenter" host

Pedro Henrique Torre � Reporter

Rafael Marques � soccer commentator

Rafael Reis � Reporter

Raphael Prates � soccer commentator

Renan do Couto � Play-by-play announcer

Renan Rocha � Play-by-play announcer

Renata Ruel � referee commentator

Renato Rodrigues � soccer commentator

Ricardo Bulgarelli � NBA commentator

Ricardo Melo � golf commentator

Roberta Barroso � Reporter

Rodrigo Bueno � soccer commentator

Rog�rio Vaughan � Play-by-play announcer

Rubens Pozzi � Reporter and Sportscenter co-host

Silas Pereira � soccer commentator

Thiago Alves � Play-by-play announcer and Motorsport commentator

Thiago Sim�es � Soccer and NHL commentator

Ubiratan Leal � Soccer and MLB commentator

Vinicius Moura � Play-by-play announcer

Vinicius Nicoletti � Reporter

Victor Martins � Motorsport commentator

Weinny Eirado � NFL, MLB and College Football commentator

William Tavares � "Futebol 360" host; play-by-play announcer and "Linha de Passe" co-host

Wlamir Marques � FIBA Basketball commentator

Z� Elias � soccer commentator

Zinho � soccer commentatorSee also [ edit ]