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Background

Abril Vídeo was the home video division of Grupo Abril, one of the biggest publishers in Brazil, founded in 1983 as a major VHS distributor of mainly Disney videos. The company did actually have ties with Disney as far back as 1950, being the official distributor of their comics in Brazil, and later on, would become the official publisher of 20th Century Fox and Playboy Home Video tapes for years. The company, however, would be dissolved in 1999 due to Disney and Fox now publishing their titles domestically, as well as the slow decline of VHS as a leading format.

1st Logo (1986?-1990)

Logo: Over a live-action shot of fireworks bursting at night, the Abril Video logo fades in with a white color and a barely-visible black drop shadow. The logo consists of a stylized tree with many outlined leaves, which is sandwiched between the text "abril vídeo" in a boxy font that's also segmented. The spaced-out text "apresenta" in a more generic font, quickly appears below after the logo fades in. After a few seconds, the logo and text fade out at different speeds, leaving the fireworks before they cut to black.

Trivia: The footage shown was filmed in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) during New Year's Eve.

FX/SFX: The background, the logo fading in.

Music/Sounds: Either the 2nd half of the Walt Disney Home Video logo's music, or a loud, dissonant synth fanfare.

Availability: Very rare. It can be found on several Disney tapes from the time period, like Dumbo, Mary Poppins, More Tales of Pluto, and more. The 2nd music variant was spotted on Pato Donald no Oeste. It may have also possibly appeared on Fox and Playboy tapes.

Editor's Note: A very cheap logo for the time, but its something common to say to most of these early Brazilian VHS logos.

2nd Logo (1988-1994)

Logo: On a black background, the camera zooms out from a multi-colored metallic tunnel, changing colors as it reveals itself to be the Abril logo, now in green. As it zooms out, the insides change to blue, then to silver, as several stripes retract back into themselves. As the logo settles into place, the stripes reveal themselves to be the same "abril vídeo" text from before, of which the stripes also change to green once they retracted. The tree then turns 2D (though it still keeps an bevel effect) and the background fades to a dark grey background with barely visible Abril trees.

FX/SFX: The tree and stripes zooming out, the background changing.

Music/Sounds: A descending synth "wah" sound, with laser sounds for the stripes, and then ending with a "bong". An variant had an announcer and the beginning of the 2nd international Walt Disney Home Video logo.

Availability: Rare, but more common. It debuted on a tape of Mickey's Christmas Carol before fully debuting 2 years later. It can be seen on all tapes from 1990-1994, like The Little Mermaid, as well as more Fox and Playboy tapes.

Editor's Note: Better animation, but the music is rather loud.

3rd Logo (1994-1999)

Logo: On a rotating and zooming space background, 2 large stone filmstrips fly across the top and bottom of the screen, each embossed with an white background with a filmstrip going up at an angle, as well as having an translucent green Abril logo on them. As we reach the end of the filmstrips, an additional one comes down from the top and shows a 3D Abril logo, colored in silver with green faces, coming up from the bottom of the screen and flying up. As it zooms into the screen, 2 additional silver/green monoliths come in from behind the camera and rotate down to reveal themselves as the same "abril vídeo" from before, but without any stripes in them. The tree then rotates a full turn before everything settles into place, the filmstrip background taking up the whole screen.

Variants:

A short variant exists, with just the animation shown on the filmstrip playing. The logo is also a bit smaller.
Starting in 1998, the company would be referred to Videos Abril. The name would be updated to be reflected as such, and the text is now placed above the Abril logo in a stacked formation. The text also comes in from the left and right sides of the screen as well.

FX/SFX: The stars and filmstrip, the logo forming.

Music/Sounds: An upbeat synth pop tune, with a guitar playing in the middle of the logo. The short version has it abridged.

Availability: Uncommon. Seen on a Brazilian VHS release of Demon in the Bottle, among other Disney, Fox, and Playboy tapes.

Editor's Note: Some of the finest CGI for an home video logo at the time, and a favorite of many Brazilians.

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+== Background ==
-=== 1st Logo (1986-1990) ===
+Abril Vídeo was the home video division of Grupo Abril, one of the biggest publishers in Brazil, founded in 1983 as a major VHS distributor of mainly Disney videos. The company did actually have ties with Disney as far back as 1950, being the official distributor of their comics in Brazil, and later on, would become the official publisher of 20th Century Fox and Playboy Home Video tapes for years. The company, however, would be dissolved in 1999 due to Disney and Fox now publishing their titles domestically, as well as the slow decline of VHS as a leading format.
+=== 1st Logo (1986?-1990) ===
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+'''Logo:''' Over a live-action shot of fireworks bursting at night, the Abril Video logo fades in with a white color and a barely-visible black drop shadow. The logo consists of a stylized tree with many outlined leaves, which is sandwiched between the text "'''abril vídeo'''" in a boxy font that's also segmented. The spaced-out text "apresenta" in a more generic font, quickly appears below after the logo fades in. After a few seconds, the logo and text fade out at different speeds, leaving the fireworks before they cut to black.
-'''Logo:''' On a dark background with some fireworks, a white stylised tree between the (striped) words "abril" and "video" fades-in. The word "a p r e s e n ta" appear quickly after the tree and the words fade.
+'''Trivia:''' The footage shown was filmed in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia (now Slovakia) during New Year's Eve.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Pretty basic and cheesy effects for today's standards.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The background, the logo fading in.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' The 1986 Walt Disney Home Video fanfare or a majestic synth fanfare.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' Either the 2nd half of the [[Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment|Walt Disney Home Video]] logo's music, or a loud, dissonant synth fanfare.
+'''Availability:''' Very rare. It can be found on several Disney tapes from the time period, like ''Dumbo'', ''Mary Poppins'', ''More Tales of Pluto'', and more. The 2nd music variant was spotted on ''Pato Donald no Oeste''. It may have also possibly appeared on Fox and Playboy tapes.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on early releases of Disney films in Brazil.
+'''Editor's Note:''' A very cheap logo for the time, but its something common to say to most of these early Brazilian VHS logos.
-'''Editor's Note:''' TBA.
-=== 2nd Logo (1990-1994) ===
+=== 2nd Logo (1988-1994) ===
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/cwyPM3tFNa4}}
-'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see the same tree from the previous logo (but now colored <span style="color:#008000">green</span>) zooming out while some trails slides next to the tree, which forms the words "abril" and "video" (also striped but now <span style="color:#008000">green</span>). the background gradually changes to a grey wallpaper-like background with several trees.
+'''Logo:''' On a black background, the camera zooms out from a multi-colored metallic tunnel, changing colors as it reveals itself to be the Abril logo, now in {{color|green|green}}. As it zooms out, the insides change to blue, then to silver, as several stripes retract back into themselves. As the logo settles into place, the stripes reveal themselves to be the same "'''abril vídeo'''" text from before, of which the stripes also change to {{color|green|green}} once they retracted. The tree then turns 2D (though it still keeps an bevel effect) and the background fades to a dark grey background with barely visible Abril trees.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The tree and stripes zooming out, the background changing.
-'''FX/SFX:''' Okay CGI for the time, but very choppy by today's standards. It looks like it was done on an Amiga computer.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' A descending synth "wah" sound, with laser sounds for the stripes, and then ending with a "bong". An variant had an announcer and the beginning of the 2nd international Walt Disney Home Video logo.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth theme.
+'''Availability:''' Rare, but more common. It debuted on a tape of ''Mickey's Christmas Carol'' before fully debuting 2 years later. It can be seen on all tapes from 1990-1994, like ''The Little Mermaid'', as well as more Fox and Playboy tapes.
-'''Availability:''' Same as above
-'''Editor's Note:''' TBA.
+'''Editor's Note:''' Better animation, but the music is rather loud.
 === 3rd Logo (1994-1999) ===
 {{YouTube|id=https://youtu.be/qO1tuLZrNMQ|id2=https://youtu.be/694KPNZTQ64}}
+'''Logo:''' On a rotating and zooming space background, 2 large stone filmstrips fly across the top and bottom of the screen, each embossed with an white background with a filmstrip going up at an angle, as well as having an translucent green Abril logo on them. As we reach the end of the filmstrips, an additional one comes down from the top and shows a 3D Abril logo, colored in silver with {{color|green|green}} faces, coming up from the bottom of the screen and flying up. As it zooms into the screen, 2 additional silver/{{color|green|green}} monoliths come in from behind the camera and rotate down to reveal themselves as the same "'''abril vídeo'''" from before, but without any stripes in them. The tree then rotates a full turn before everything settles into place, the filmstrip background taking up the whole screen.
-'''Logo:''' On a space background we see some filmstrip moving towards the screen (like some kind of road or tunnel). At the end of the filmstrip another filmstrip appear moving up. Inside the filmstrip is a huge <span style="color:#778899">gray</span> filmstrip on a <span style="color:#778899">gray</span> background, while the same tree from the previous logos along the words "abril" and "video" places in.
 '''Variants:'''
-* A short variant exists.
+* A short variant exists, with just the animation shown on the filmstrip playing. The logo is also a bit smaller.
+* Starting in 1998, the company would be referred to '''Videos Abril'''. The name would be updated to be reflected as such, and the text is now placed above the Abril logo in a stacked formation. The text also comes in from the left and right sides of the screen as well.
-* Sometimes, "abril" appear above the tree, "videos" appear instead of "video"
-'''FX/SFX:''' Better CGI than before, but still outdated for today's standards.
+'''FX/SFX:''' The stars and filmstrip, the logo forming.
-'''Music/Sounds:''' A synth rock theme.
+'''Music/Sounds:''' An upbeat synth pop tune, with a guitar playing in the middle of the logo. The short version has it abridged.
-'''Availability:''' Seen on a Brazilian VHS release of ''Demon in the Bottle'', among others.
+'''Availability:''' Uncommon. Seen on a Brazilian VHS release of ''Demon in the Bottle'', among other Disney, Fox, and Playboy tapes.
+'''Editor's Note:''' Some of the finest CGI for an home video logo at the time, and a favorite of many Brazilians.
-'''Editor's Note:''' TBA.
 [[Category: home entertainment logos]] [[Category: Brazilian home entertainment logos]] [[Category:Brazilian logos]]