Moomin

Wanting to keep the control over Moomins, the family has turned down offers from Walt Disney Company. The TV network/channel is the cradle of this mega-complex built and increased in last decades for the great financial success gotten by Rede Globo. The artistic control is now in the hands of Lars Jansson's daughter, Sophia Jansson. Rede Globo is a part of Organizações Globo a communication conglomerate, the 5th biggest of the world. The Jansson family has kept the rights of Moomins and controlled the Moomin Boom. The Marinho family bought the national rights to the documentary, and by refusing to license it to other broadcasters or release it on video, curtailed its distribution in Brazil. An antithesis for the Disneyland-like Moomin World theme park is the Moomin Museum of Tampere, which exhibits the original illustrations and hand-made Moomin models by Tove Jansson. In 1993 Channel Four made a documentary Beyond Citizen Kane about the power and influence of the network in Brazil.

Friends of Tove Jansson and many old Moomin enthusiasts have stressed that the animations banalize the original and philosophical Moomin world to harmless family entertainment. Most notoriously, in 1989, it broadcast an edited version of the last debate between Fernando Collor de Mello, whom it openly favored, and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (current President - 2003/2007), just before election day in a manner that the former received more air time and had more favorable segments of the debate shown. The Moomin Boom has been critizised for commercializing the Moomins. Rede Globo has and has had for many years by far the biggest number of viewers in Brazil, thus also having the power to influence election results, especially with the use of it's news broadcasting in manner that is favorable to its proprietors' preferred candidates. The peak of the Moomin Boom was the opening of the Moomin World theme park in Naantali, Finland, which has become one of Finland's international tourist destinations. It also operates a similar channel in Portugal, called GNT. Moomins were used to advertise Finland abroad: the Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport was decorated with Moomin images and Finnair painted big Moomin figures to its Japan-line airplanes. TV Globo Internacional operates satellite television channels around the world, including the United States, Europe, Japan and Africa, bringing a mix of entertainment, news and sports programming to Brazilian and other Portuguese-speaking people.

New Moomin comic books and comic strips were published. Rede Globo has its own TV stations in Rio de Janeiro (Rio de Janeiro State), São Paulo (São Paulo), Brasília (Distrito Federal), Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais) and Recife (Pernambuco). A large merchandising industry was built around the Moomin characters, covering everything from coffee cups and t-shirts to plastic model Moomin Houses. Is recognized as the world's biggest TV network in territorial distance enclosing all of the States of Brazil. Moomin books had always been steady bestsellers in Finland, but the animation started a new Moomin madness both in Finland and abroad, especially in Japan. Afiliates cover 97% of territory of Brazil. The Moomin Boom (muumibuumi in Finnish) started in 1990s, when Dennis Livson and Lars Jansson produced in Japan a 104-part animation serial Tales From Moominvalley, which was followed by a long movie Comet in Moominland. Projac is one of largest TV production centers in the world and the biggest in Latin America, with numerous scenographic cities as locations for soap operas.

The books and comic strips have been translated from their original Swedish and English into many languages. Rede Globo has a main production complex in Rio de Janeiro called "Projac" (oficially named "Central Globo de Produção", or Globo Production Center), where most of their shows are produced, and another center in São Paulo. There are also several Moomin picture books by Tove Jansson - those include Hur gick det sen (The Book about Moomin, Mymble and Little My, 1952), Vem ska trösta knyttet (Who Will Comfort Toffle, 1960), and Skurken i Muminhuset (An Unwanted Guest, 1980). These are exported all over the world, especially to Portugal where they have a cult following, and are also shown dubbed into different languages. The first book, known in English as The Little Trolls and the Big Flood (original Swedish title Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen) has not yet been officially published in English. It is famous for the telenovelas (soap operas) which, together with the news and football, dominate primetime viewing in Brazil. The books in the series, in order, are:. The national news, "Jornal Nacional," was the first to be transmitted nationally in Brazil.

Snufkin comments on freedom: "One can never be entirely free, if one admires someone else too much." Little My expresses possession: "Possession means worries and luggage bags one has to drag along.". Rede Globo is present in all states of the country and is the market leader, with a share of 40-60% of the audience. The books have caprices and utterances which ponder life and ways of the world. The network was aired by Roberto Marinho and the Marinho family. The Moomin stories have a very humane message. In 1966 it started to air in São Paulo. The novelist Alison Lurie has described the Groke, a black, hill-shaped creation with glowing eyes, as a walking manifestation of Nordic gloominess - everyone she touches, dies and the ground freezes everywhere she sits. Globo started airing on April 26, 1965 in Rio de Janeiro.

Some of Jansson's characters are on the verge of melancholy, such as the always formal Hemulens, or the strange Hattifatteners who travel in concerted, ominous groups. . Moominpappa and Moominmamma are often seen as straight potraits of Jansson's parents Viktor Jansson and Signe Hammarsten-Jansson. Is also the third biggest TV channel of the world, being watched by 80 millions people daily. The Moomins, generally speaking, relate strongly to Jansson's own family - they were boheme, lived near the nature and were very tolerant towards diversity. Rede Globo is Brazil's biggest television network and also number one producer and provider of Portuguese language television programming in the world. Moomintroll and Little My can be seen as psychological self-portraits of the artist. Telecurso 2000.

The life partner of Tove Jansson was the graphic artist Tuulikki Pietilä, whose personality inspired the character Too-Ticky in Moominland Midwinter. Um Salto para o Futuro I (produced by TV Escola). There are other characters who appear from time to time. Santa Missa com Padre Marcelo Rossi. . Intercine. The most recent have been Japanese-European collaboration works which have also produced a few feature-length movies. Sessão da Tarde.

The Moomins have also been adapted in to television-animation on many occasions by various groups. Domingo Maior. The strips were made in English and then translated to other languages. Corujão. After this her brother Lars Jansson, who could duplicate the style of drawings and texts accurately, took over the job until 1975 when the last strip was released. Festival Nacional. Tove Jansson drew and wrote all the strips until 1959 when she lost inspiration. Cinema Especial.

The Moomins also appeared in the form of comic strips; their first appearance was in the London Evening News in 1954. Sessão de Gala. In appearance, they are white, round and furry with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses. Tela Quente. They are a family of trolls. Globo Esporte. The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books by Finnish writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish. Esporte Espetacular.

Sent i november (Moominvalley in November) - 1970 (in which the Moomin family is absent). Auto Esporte. Pappan och havet (Moominpappa at Sea) - 1965. TV Xuxa. Det osynliga barnet (Tales from Moominvalley) - 1969 (short stories). TV Globinho. Trollvinter (Moominland Midwinter) - 1957. TV Colosso.

Farlig midsommar (Moominsummer Madness) - 1954. Vídeo Show. Muminpappans bravader / Muminpappans memoarer (Moominpappa's Memoirs/The Exploits of Moominpappa) - 1950. Vale a Pena Ver de Novo. Trollkarlens hatt (Finn Family Moomintroll') - 1948. Sob Nova Direção. Kometjakten / Kometen kommer (Comet in Moominland) - 1946. Sítio do Picapau Amarelo.

Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen - 1945. Sexo Frágil. He owns a fairground full of surprises, sits on a throne and gives a blast on his foghorn when he makes royal proclamations. Sai de Baixo. Daddy Jones - the Autocrat in "Exploits". Programa do Jô. He accidently aids the launch of the Oshun Oxtra (Ocean Orchestra), a boat invented by Moominpappa's childhood friend, Hodgkins, by sitting in a river bed. Os Normais.

He is generally bad tempered because of this. O Clone. Edward the Booble - a gigantic monster who pays for people's funerals if he accidently treads on them. Malhação. Moomintroll tries to strike up a conversation with him by complementing on his rather bushy eyebrows, but only succeeds in upsetting him. Mais Você. He only appears in Moominland Midwinter and becomes known to Moomintroll when he wakes up during the long winter hibernation undertaken by the whole Moominfamily. Hoje é Dia de Maria.

The Dweller Under the Sink - a small, furry creature that lives under the sink in Moomin House. Estação Globo. He has his only novel appearance in Moominland Midwinter, in which he is constantly howling after his distant cousins the wolves. Domingão do Faustão. Sorry-oo - a small dog appearing in various relations - however, he is always melancholy and longing. Casseta & Planeta. Snufkin plants Hattifattener seed in the grounds of the park to drive the Keeper away and then burns all the signs forbidding things. Big Brother Brasil.

He is Snufkin's enemy. Bambuluá. The Park Keeper - a horrible Hemulen in charge of a park where everything is forbidden. A Turma do Didi. She helps the Moomin family understand what a theatre is and also collaborates with Moominpappa on his play, "The Lion's Brides. A Grande Família. Emma - the rather bitter stage rat. Altas Horas.

He joins the Moomin family on the floating theatre in "Moominsummer Madness". A Diarista. Whomper - an earnest little chap. Pequenas Empresas, Grandes Negócios. It has been said that Misabel's initial reaction to anyone talking to her is fear of them complaining about the quality of her work. Linha Direta. She is sometimes the owner of Sorry-oo. Jornal Nacional.

Misabel has her only novel appearance in Moominsummer Madness, in which she is not a domestic help, but shows up to be a good actress. Jornal Hoje. In comics and picture books, she is usually the Moomin family's domestic help. Jornal da Globo. Misabel - a very depressed and paranoid female character. Globo Rural. He is called the Ancestor and makes appearances in Moominland Midwinter and Moominvalley in November. Fantástico.

One of those is still dwelling in the Moomin family's bathing house cupboard and stove. Bom Dia Brasil. The Ancestor - the Moomintrolls descend from ancient creatures living in tiled stoves. Carla Camurati. He takes up knitting to soothe his nerves. José Wilker. He isn't very good at haunting and gets annoyed when the colonists laugh at him. Paulo Gracindo.

The Island Ghost - a spectre that haunts the Island colonised by Moominpappa in "Exploits". Francisco Cuoco. She gets married to the Joxter in "The Exploits of Moominpappa". Chico Anysio. She has many, many children, but is very jolly. Lima Duarte. The Mymble - Little My's mother. Regina Duarte.

A rather untidy and confused individual who collects buttons of all sorts and lives in the tin where he keeps the buttons. Deborah Secco. The Muddler - Sniff's father. Glória Menezes. He is very lazy and ends up marrying the Mymble. Tarcísio Meira. The Joxter - Snufkin's and Little My's father and childhood friend of Moominpappa "The Exploits of Moominpappa". Galvão Bueno.

He builds the Oshun Oxtra, a boat in which Moominpappa and his friends travel on their adventures. Jô Soares. Hodgkins - an inventor and childhood friend of Moominpappa "The Exploits of Moominpappa". Vera Fisher. Anything you put in the Hobgoblin's hat is transformed and the Muskrat gets a terrible shock when he puts his false teeth in it to keep the sand out of them. Xuxa. Unfortunately, Moomintroll has hidden the Hobgoblin's hat there *Finn Family Moomintroll". Sonia Braga.

He eventually takes to living in the cave Sniff discovers in order to get some peace. Rodrigo Santoro. The Moomin children annoy him by putting hairbrushes in his bed and such like. Fernanda Montenegro. The Muskrat - a philosopher who believes in the pointlessness of things and reads Oswald Spengler, appears in Comet in Moominland and Finn Family Moomintroll. Universal TV, pay tv channel, 50%. Planting Hattifattener seeds where someone has taken up residence is an effective way to get rid of him/her. Fundação Roberto Marinho, philanthropic foundation.

Despite physiologically resembling animals, Hattifatteners grow from seeds. 98 FM, FM radio station. At this time they should be avoided since they are highly charged and can give you electrical burns. RBS, AM/FM radio station and TV affiliate. Hattifatteners assemble once a year when they "recharge" in a thunderstorm. CBN, FM news radio network. Hattifatteners can not hear or speak, nor can they see very well, but their sense of feeling is very strong, and they can feel ground vibrations and electricity. Radio Globo, AM radio network.

Their only goal in life is to reach the horizon. Globo.com, a webportal. Hattifatteners are always on the move and travel in large groups, such as boat convoys. GNT, pay tv channel in Portugal. Hattifatteners - Small white ghost-like creatures that resemble worn socks. International, pay tv channel worldwide. They enjoy doing the multiplication contests devised by the rather bossy Hemulen's Aunt. Globosat, pay tv channels.

Niblings - small aquatic creatures, which chew off people's noses if they are too long for their taste. SKY TV Brasil, satellite pay tv, 47%. He doesn't appear in books, just in comics and animation. NET TV, cable tv network. Physically, Stinky is some sort of furry mammal, whose most characteristic attribute is his constant, unbearable stench. Globo Video, home video distributor. He has a code of conduct of his own, and is offended when the Moomins want to give him a large sum of money which has been causing them much trouble. Globo Filmes, film studio.

Stinky - A criminal by profession, trickster, and a dangerous influence who tempts the Moomin family to do things that are against the law. Editora Globo, publishing group. He offers them the Queen's Ruby in exchange. Valor Econômico, daily business newspaper in São Paulo (50%-50% with Grupo Folha). The Hobgoblin arrives when Thingumy and Bob open the suitcase, exposing the King's Ruby for all to see. Diário de São Paulo, daily newspaper in São Paulo. They eventually return it and the whole family throws a party to celebrate. Extra, daily newspaper in Rio de Janeiro.

They upset Moominmamma by stealing her handbag. O Globo, daily newspaper in Rio de Janeiro. They speak a strange language and are persued by the Groke who wants the contents. Thingumy and Bob - Two little creatures who turn up in Moominvalley in with a large suitcase, which contains the King's Ruby. Moomintroll himself is changed into a strange creature by the hat when he uses it to hide in during a game.

Chaos ensues, as anything you put inside the hat is transformed. His hat is found in the Lonely Mountains by Moomintroll, Snufkin and Sniff, who take it back to Moominhouse. The Hobgoblin - Appearing in "Finn Family Moomintroll", he is a powerful magician who travels the Universe looking for the King's Ruby. Makes first appearance in Finn Family Moomintroll and returns in Moominland Midwinter and Moominpappa at Sea.

She seeks warmth and fire, but is unable to do anything but to put them out. The Groke - She is cold and ghostlike, and represents all that is scary in the world of Moomin. She is most often accompanied by her three children. Deep inside she probably has a wish to live like the Moomin family, without any worries.

But in a catastrophe, Fillyjonk may behave totally irrationally. She is an extremely methodical person tied down with principles and has a deep rooted belief in prestige and tradition. Not a single moment of fantasy or joy, only duties and discipline. Fillyjonk- Fillyjonk is the opposite of the Moomin family.

She is modelled after Tuulikki Pietilä, Tove Jansson's life partner. Has her first appearance in the novel Moominland Midwinter and returns in the short stories of Tales From Moominvalley and in comics. Too-Ticky - A friend of the family, craftsman and practical philosopher. Every bit as independent as her youngest sibling, little My, Mymble's daughter is very proud of being the oldest sibling, and considers it her duty to raise Little My.

Mymble's daughter, later known as simply the Mymble, is the oldest of Mymble's many children. The Snork - The Snork Maiden's organize-loving brother. Hemulens feature frequently in the books. The Hemulen - an avid collector.

She changes colour according to her mood. She does fall in love with other men sometimes, but returns to Moomintroll before things get too serious. The Snork Maiden - Moomintroll's lady friend and admirer. She is very aggressive and totally disrespectful, but can be a good friend.

When she wants something done, she does it straight away. Little My - She is a small, determined and fiercely independent Mymble. He plays the harmonica. Snufkin wears old clothes and lives in a tent.

Snufkin is an adventurer and a vagabond, admired by those who are small and shy. He is the son of the Mymble and the Joxter, and is half-brother to the Mymble's daughter and Little My. Snufkin - Moomintroll's best friend, who goes south every winter and returns in the spring. He is one of the few characters who is sincerely interested in money, and is always on the lookout for another way to get rich quick.

Sniff - Moomintroll's immature friend and later adopted brother. He is almost always wearing his black top-hat. Moominpappa - a somewhat restless soul who was adventurous in his youth but has now settled down, determined to be a responsible father to his family. Moominmamma is almost never without her handbag.

Moominmamma never denies anything from her child and his friends, not even smoking (she says it's good for the stomach). She very rarely gets cross and takes even the most distressing circumstances (such as the arrival of a comet, or being washed away by a flood) in her stride. Moominmamma - the mother of Moomintroll. Moomintroll - the main character of most of the books, a spirited teenager with a keen sense of adventure and fun, and a generous spirit.