Minimax (Latin America/Brazil)

Minimax was a Latin American/Brazilian channel owned by GreenWarp International Holdings, Inc. under the permission of Groupe Canal+. It launched on April 27, 1998, replacing The Children's Channel, and closed on February 20, 2006.

History
On April 27, 1998, The Children's Channel was replaced by Minimax.

On January 1, 2001, Minimax premiered its first programming block, MiniCarrúsel (or MiniCarrossel in Brazil), aimed at preschoolers, inspired by the Polish feed's MiniKaruzela block. A second block called ZonaMax, also inspired by the Polish feed's MaxiStrefa block, premiered on April 6, 2002, aimed at teenagers. MiniCarrúsel/MiniCarrossel aired on weekday mornings, while ZonaMax aired in evenings and weeknights.

On January 1, 2005 at 6:00 AM, Minimax changed its logo, just like Hungary, Romania, the Czech Republic, France, Japan and South Korea. On the same time, MiniCarrúsel/MiniCarrossel and ZonaMax were discontinued.

Minimax was broadcast for the last time in Hispanic America and Brazil on February 20, 2006, and was replaced by ToonsHouse 2 on some cable providers, and by ZigZap on a few other cable providers.

Hispanic America

 * Xavier Coronel (1998-2006)

Brazil

 * Manolo Rey (1998-2006)

Feeds
The channel was divided into four feeds. The North, Central and South feeds received the Spanish narration of Xavier Coronel, while the Brazilian feed received the Portuguese narration of Manolo Rey.

Trivia

 * According to Maurício Pereira, the channel closed due to the fact that all channels in the Western Hemisphere would be closed following the redesign that was set to be launched on the Hungarian, Romanian, and Czech/Slovak feeds on February 20, 2006.
 * Among the network's favorite programs was (believe it or not) Twipsy. When VeggieTales and 3-2-1 Penguins! started to become popular in Brazil (this is the dream equivalent), Minimax started airing it in competition with Twipsy, with both shows often airing back-to-back.