National Geographic Brazil

National Geographic
Country	Brazil
Headquarters	São Paulo, Brazil
Programming
Picture format	1080i HDTV; (downscaled to 16:9 480i for the SDTV)
Ownership
Owner	National Geographic Partners, LLC National Geographic Society; (Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International; Disney Latin America);
Sister channels	Disney Channel; Disney Junior; Star Channel; FX; Cinecanal; ;
History
Launched	1 November 2000; 25 years ago
Closed	March 1, 2025; 10 months ago (Brazil); January 1, 2026; 17 days ago (Portugal)
Replaced by	FXX Nature (Brazil); FOX Nature (Portugal)
Former names	National Geographic Channel (2000–2016)
Links
Website	www.nationalgeographicbrasil.com

National Geographic Brazil was a Brazilian pay television channel owned by Disney Media Networks Latin America, a division of The Walt Disney Company Latin America. The channel aimed to present documentaries, series and educational programs on science, technology, history and the environment.

On February 5, 2017, the Fox channels were removed from Sky's schedule due to a lack of agreement in negotiations between the two companies. The Nat Geo channel was replaced by the Discovery Civilization channel. The two companies reached an agreement on the renewal of the contract on February 10 and the Nat Geo channel was again broadcast on Sky's schedule instead of Discovery Civilization.^[1]

Overview

Being the first Latin American country to receive the channel, the channel's broadcasts in Brazil replaced the independent channel The Superstation on November 1, 2000, launched by Fox Networks Group Latin America. According to people close to the channel, its launch in the country was due to the sales success of the National Geographic Magazine.

Closing

On December 2, 2024, it was announced that its programming would end in Brazil, which would occur on February 28, 2025. The main reason is due to a strategy by The Walt Disney Company to focus only on its Disney+ streaming service, in addition to the constant drop in the number of pay TV subscribers, drastically affecting its audience. Although the end in Brazil was announced for the 28th, the channel only had its signal closed at 7 am on March 1, after the broadcast of the series The Food Factory: United States. The poster was replaced by an informative slide, despite having been released the day before by pay-TV and streaming operators.

References

↑ "Fox e Sky chegam a acordo e canais voltam a ser exibidos pela operadora". Zero Hora. 11 de fevereiro de 2017. Retrieved 12 de fevereiro de 2017. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

[1] "Fox e Sky chegam a acordo e canais voltam a ser exibidos pela operadora". Zero Hora. 11 de fevereiro de 2017. Retrieved 12 de fevereiro de 2017. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= and |date= (help)

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