TV Globo Minas (channel 12) is a Brazilian television station based in Belo Horizonte, capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, carrying the signal of TV Globo for most of the state of Minas Gerais. Owned-and-operated by Globo, a subsidiary of Grupo Globo, its studios and offices are located in the Caiçara neighborhood, and its tower is located in Serra do Curral, in the Belvedere neighborhood.
History
Channel 12 VHF in Belo Horizonte was initially occupied by TV Belo Horizonte, opened in 1963 by Rede das Emissoras Unidas, belonging to João Batista do Amaral, known as "Pipa". In 1967, with the bankruptcy his other station, TV Rio, was facing,[1] Pipa sold the station's concession to Organizações Globo, and on February 5, 1968, TV Globo Minas was inaugurated, Rede Globo's fourth O&O, which began to take shape that same year, through integrated programming with stations from Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Bauru