Best South American children series
Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch children shows from South America, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!
Jorel's Brother 2014
This Brazilian TV show tells the story of young Jorel's Brother daily life, including dealing with his family, school and friends.
86Mônica and Friends 2022
When popular Carminha Frufru's party is mysteriously sabotaged, Mônica and her friends become the main suspects, and they will need to overcome their insecurities and reveal their secrets to decipher the mystery.
8731 Minutos 2003
Chilean television show which takes the form of a mock news broadcast, and is fronted by puppets who present various items.
87Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum 1994
Nino is a 300-year-old boy who lives with his uncle, Dr. Victor, a sorcerer and scientist, and his great-aunt Morgana, a 6,000-year-old witch. The three of them live in a castle in the middle of the city of São Paulo. Apprentice sorcerer, Nino has never attended a school, because of the unusual age of 300 years. His parents left him living with Victor and Morgan, because they needed to travel on an expedition into outer space, taking their two younger brothers. In spite of having animal and supernatural friends in the Castle, Nino, feeling lack of friends like him, decides to do a spell he learned with his Uncle Victor, and ended up bringing to the Castle, three children who had just left school. Free of loneliness, Nino receives the visit of the three daily.
83Cupcake & Dino - General Services 2018
An enterprising cupcake and his cheerful dinosaur brother take on jobs of all sorts as they work to help friends and strangers in their eccentric city.
61Chiquititas 2013
Based on the original version of same name created by Cris Morena, the series tells the story of a group of orphans living in a manor, known as Raio de Luz, struggling and being guided by a young woman, Carol, that assumes a maternal figure for them. Their experiences such as discovering first love, deceptions, loneliness and friendship, as well as adventures in fantasy, are depicted throughout the series. The narrative is followed by musical themes and videoclips.
68Luz: The Light of the Heart 2024
Raised by a kind Kaingang family, adventurous young schoolgirl Luz launches a quest with her firefly companion to learn the truth about her roots.
77MasterChef Júnior 2015
MasterChef Junior Brasil is a culinary competition for talented kids between the ages of 9 and 13 who love to cook. The series will give budding cooks the exciting opportunity to showcase their talent, culinary smarts and passion for food through a series of delicious challenges and cook-offs. The show is hosted by the journalist Ana Paula Padrão and the chefs Henrique Fogaça, Erick Jacquin and Paola Carosella will coach and encourage the promising hopefuls to cook like pros and teach them the tricks of the trade along the way.
71Daddies on Request 2022
California receives an unexpected gift: her mother, Itzel, has sent her a van together with a request: she wants her to travel to Zacatecas to be reunited with her after a nine-year absence. California convinces her three mistrustful parents that this trip will lead them to happiness. Soon, California, Miguel, Diego, and Morgan set out on an adventure that will turn their lives upside down. What they could never have imagined is that they are being followed by two funny thugs who are also after the mysterious woman.
65Mundo da Lua 1991
The show features Lucas Silva e Silva, a boy who earns a recorder from his paternal grandfather, Orlando, at the age of 10. Amid the typical problems of moving from childhood to adolescence, Lucas creates stories on the tape recorder from how he would like things to be. He lives at his grandfather's house with his parents, Rogerio, a teacher who works out for three jobs and Carolina, who works in a boutique; the older sister, Juliana; and maid Rosa, who dates Marcelo and talks to broadcaster Ney Nunes on her radio.
76The Nutty Boy 2022
Nutty Boy is an out-of-the-box kid with big ideas who loves involving everyone in his adventures — even though they don't usually go as planned!
75Turma da Mônica 1976
Monica, the leader of the crew and 'ruler of the street,' is a little girl with a strong personality, not one to overlook any insult. She absolutely loves her stuffed bunny, Samson, and takes him with her everywhere. Jimmy Five, one of her best friends, is a smart kid, but he's always provoking her. Maggy is Monica's best friend and a super cute girl, who is always eating watermelons. To complete the show's main quartet, enter Smudge, a skillful boy who is terrified of water.
74Boo! A Call for Adventure 2015
Carlinhos and his friends are guided by a group of ghost scientists and dive into the search for a secret stored in a mysterious pyramid built below the area that houses the Butantan Institute.
100Jose Comelon 2020
Playing makes you hungry! Learn about healthy eating with the amusing stories of Jose Comelon!
100Chiquititas Sin Fin 2006
The series focuses on the search of a young woman for her lost son. After discovering that her child may be living at an orphanage, she goes there under the alter ego of a humorous and magical nanny figure, touching and changing their lives.
100Mônica and Friends: Origins 2024
Mônica, Magali, Milena, Cebolinha, Cascão and Milena meet at a hotel in Limoeiro, but they have to overcome a competition and their personal issues to create Turma da Mônica.
70Planetorama 2017
100Sítio do Picapau Amarelo 2001
The stories of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo are set on the site of Dona Benta, an old lady who lives away from the rush and noise of the big city. She has the friendship of Tia Nastácia, who cooks delicacies for her and her granddaughter, Lúcia, better known as Narizinho. Living alone and with only the two elderly women as company (besides Rabicó, her pet), the girl lives playing with her doll Emília, made by Tia Nastácia with scraps of cloth scraps from her old skirt. The old Uncle Barnabé, who is responsible for the maintenance of the Site, also lives at the Site.
64Cosmo - The Cosmonaut 0
Cosmo is an ordinary boy who would love to have a pet, but his building regulations do not allow it. Thus, he embarks on an intergalactic adventure in search of a creature with whom he can share his bunk bed and teach him to jump through flaming arcs.
95A Very Nutty Boy 2006
The adventures, dramas and lessons learned from a smart, nutcase boy who uses a saucepan as his hat, in three stages of his life: with five, ten and thirty years.
77De Onde Vem? 2001
76Violetta Favorite Moments 2021
Violetta is the story of a super talented teenage girl with an incredible singing ability, who must face and overcome many challenges on the path to following her dream.
72Cocoricó 1996
60Sandy and Junior 1999
Two high school students have a life of flirting, misadventures and friendship with a group of friends.
67Doki 2009
Doki is bold, optimistic and curious and always ready to start a new adventure or travel. His friends — Gabi, Fico, Anabella, Oto, and Mundi — are members of the Worldwide Expedition Club, an organization dedicated to exploration, discovery and learning. Together, they travel the world to face the unknown, exploring distant lands and exotic cultures while solving problems, making new friends along the way and, most importantly, learning to believe in themselves and others, while using their vast imaginations.
66Angel Face 2016
Follows the live of a sweet 5-years-old cheerful girl named Dulce Maria who lives in a rural Catholic boarding school with another girls and friendly nuns, and recently discovers that her widowed father returned to stay with her, after Dulce's mother tragically died in an accident. But the presence of an unpleasant stepmother threatens the relationship between father and daughter.
64Vamos Brincar com a Turma da Mônica 2022
80Rá-Tim-Bum 1990
68Tiny Angels 1995
A caretaker at an orphanage does her best to take care of the children living there, despite the actions of the orphanage's owner.
59Heidi, bienvenida a casa 2017
67The Under-Undergrounds 2006
This is the story of Hector, a boy who is kicked out of his band because they think he is not cool enough. On his way home, upset about the happening, he falls in a hole and ends up in an underground world, inhabited by many strange creatures. Although it is in this weird place that he is going to find everything he was looking for: true friends and a rock'n'roll band that doesn't care about stereotypes, only the passion for music. The Under-Undergrounds, together, will have lots of fun adventures trying to help Hector find his way back home. Tolerance, diversity, companionship and self-knowledge are values that our "Rock Star hero" will learn in order to be respected and loved by the "Undergrounders".
61Vivi Viravento 2017
70Art Attack 2000
60Junior Express 2013
A music-filled series for preschoolers.
58Franjinha e Milena em Busca da Ciência 2024
54Ilha Rá-Tim-Bum 2002
After a castaway, five youngsters end up in an unknown island inhabited by unusual creatures, a wise Egyptian woman and an evolved, malign being of bacterian origin.
54Biduzidos 2018
60Carrossel 2016
60Pirlimpimpim 1977
55¡Grande, Pá! 1991
55Tiny Angels 1997
A group of orphans who live in a manor known as Raio de Luz, experience first loves, deceptions, loneliness and friendship, with the help of mentor Carol.
51Ninja Chibi Adventures 2019
Ninja Chibi is a boy that never succeeds in a mission, but always keeps trying.
60Dalia de las hadas 2018
55Valentins 2017
55Mini Beat Power Rockers 2017
The rhyme-filled life and adventures of an unlikely band of young musicians from different backgrounds spending their time in a day care under the watchful eye of a baby sitter who frowns upon their music.
50Floribella 2005
46Arnoldos Ristorantino 2021
Arnoldo opens his Ristorantino with Francis in a small town by the sea to create unique food experiences. But their competition, Malú and Keno Malvatti, are two villain siblings who produce and sell processed food. Arnoldo and his team try to delight Ristorantino's clients despite the Malvattis' hilarious plans to sabotage them.
50Blue Building Detectives 2012
Three inseparable friends get together every afternoon to play, but Leocádia, their evil building manager, always gets in their way. When something fishy happens around the building, they become the Blue Building Detectives!
46Galinha Pintadinha Mini 2017
Galinha Pintadinha (a.k.a. Spotted Chicken or Lottie Dottie Chicken) ventures into various stories and activities. The series promises to entertain and educate with lots of music and fun.
45El árbol azul 1991
45Patrulha Salvadora 2014
Os integrantes da Patrulha Salvadora ajudam crianças e animais que precisam de um auxílio, porém desejam amparar situações mais perigosas. Dessa forma, são concebidos com superpoderes necessários para desvendar os crimes na cidade de Kauzópolis. Os planos do grupo são contestados e criticados pela delegada Olívia, a qual trabalha no Extratogésimo Sexto Distrito Policial e é responsável pelos problemas na região, os quais não consegue resolver e são desvendados pelos membros do grupo.
38Plim Plim, A Hero's Heart 2011
Plim Plim helps his pals whenever they face situations that cannot be taken care of at school and leads them to a magical world where they can have fun and learn too. Plim Plim is a generous, valiant, and enthusiastic child whose stories are portrayed as fables, including all sorts of visual and musical traits that result in the creation of multi-target content which also embraces parents and educators.
40Paper Port 2015
Matilda has a unique characteristic: when she wakes up each morning, she has a singular power which disappears the next morning when she wakes up with a new power. Only her best friend Charlie knows her secret.
40Glub-Glub 1991
Two fish host cartoons for children.
40Xuxa's Show 1986
Xou da Xuxa (English: Xuxa's Show) was a Brazilian children's television series directed by Marlene Mattos, and hosted by Xuxa Meneghel. It premiered on Globo TV between 30 June 1986 and 31 December 1992, with 2000 editions completed. Xou replaced the Balão Mágico program. Later, it was repeated between January and February 1993, in the transition of the changes of programming of the transmitter. Then, Globo replaced the reprises of the Xou by the reruns of the Mallandro Show, presented by Sérgio Mallandro. At the same time, the children's program Mundo da Lua TV Cultura, was also on display. In the daily grid of Globo TV, the Xou of Xuxa was replaced by TV Colosso, while the presenter prepared its program displayed on Sundays.
35Sea Princesses 2008
The stories are in the world of Salacia, a hidden kingdom under the sea, full of princes and princesses from different animal species.
3311-11: En mi cuadra nada cuadra 2013
Kike is a 14-year-old kid who sees himself as an adult, and who has a passion for the latest technology.
33Melody, la chica del metro 2023
20Mya Go 2020
Set in the bustling town of Everyday, MyaGo lives here with the Go family. She embraces the joy of youth and her innate desire to try out and explore new things. She spends her days discovering the world around her and celebrates the wide variety of fun activities that Everyday has to offer.
20Muralzinho 2020
20Juca 2023
20Niño de Papel 1981
An orphan who sells newspapers on a street corner, instead has a large family on the streets of the city: an old uncle with whom he lives, a kindly false manager from a bank, a substitute mother at the vendor of arepas, a sister in her daughter and a future brother-in-law in the police that goes out of her way. A series where grace and tenderness mix, and in which economic poverty and spiritual wealth shake hands and offer laughter and teachings.
20The Little Cars 0
15Pluft, o Fantasminha 2023
13Yellow Woodpecker Site 1978
The 1977 to 1986 version streaming in a different format by "Globoplay". The stories created by Monteiro Lobato take place at Sitio do Picapau Amarelo, where several characters live magical stories, leading unforgettable adventures.
10Bob Zoom 2012
Blue ant Bob Zoom and his pals sing fun songs and have adventures that promote coordination and other developmental skills in young viewers.
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