As Brasileiras (The Brazilians - The Women)[1] is a Brazilian television series co-produced by Rede Globo and Lereby Productions. The series aired on Rede Globo from 2 February 2012 to 28 June 2012. The series is a spin-off of As Cariocas. Each episode has a separate storyline, all located in different Brazilian states.[2]
| As Brasileiras | |
|---|---|
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| Also known as | The Brazilians - The Women |
| Directed by | Daniel Filho |
| Opening theme | "Bela Fera" by Pedro Luís e a Parede |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Production company | Estúdios Globo |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rede Globo |
| Release | 2 February – 28 June 2012 |
| Related | |
| As Cariocas | |
Premise edit
The series features a cast of 22 actresses representing Brazil's female diversity, such as Juliana Paes, Giovanna Antonelli, Gloria Pires, Fernanda Montenegro. The series features powerful, fragile, funny, protective, beautiful, talented and insightful women.[3]
Notable cast members edit
- Juliana Paes
- Marcos Palmeira
- Leona Cavalli
- Cláudia Jimenez
- Edson Celulari
- Suyane Moreira
- Danton Mello
- Patrícia Pillar
- Marcello Antony
- Malu Galli
- Leandra Leal
- Fábio Assunção
- Ivete Sangalo
- Ísis Valverde
- Xuxa Meneghel
- Bianca Byington
- Giulia Gam
- Rodrigo Lombardi
- Werner Schünemann
- Christine Fernandes
- Alice Braga
- Rodrigo Santoro
- Babu Santana
- Maria Fernanda Cândido
- Letícia Sabatella
- Camila Morgado
- Caco Ciocler
- Giovanna Antonelli
- Vivianne Pasmanter
- Sandy
- Fernanda Paes Leme
- Juliana Alves
- Mariana Ximenes
- Guilherme Fontes
- Glória Pires
- Nicette Bruno
- Tony Ramos
- Maria Flor
- Bruna Linzmeyer
- Mateus Solano
- Cléo Pires
- Bruno Gagliasso
- Sophie Charlotte
- Malvino Salvador
- Cris Vianna
- Priscila Fantin
- Dira Paes
- Dalton Vigh
- Betty Faria
- Fernanda Montenegro
- Paulo José
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Brazil viewers (Rating points) | |
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| 1 | "A Justiceira de Olinda" | Cris D'Amato | Marcos Bernstein | 2 February 2012 | 20[4] | |
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Janaína believes she is being cheated on. After discovering the truth, Janaína tries to solve the mess she has caused. Cast : Juliana Paes as Janaína, Marcos Palmeira as Anderson, Leona Cavalli as Valquíria, Cyria Coentro as Neighbor, Maria Menezes as Neighbor, George Sauma as Marketer, Fernando Ceylão as Nurse, Maria Helena Pader as Hotel receptionist | ||||||
| 2 | "A Inocente de Brasília" | Cris D'Amato & Daniel Filho | Gregorio Duvivier | 9 February 2012 | 16[5] | |
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Augusta is a good-hearted woman who has infinite faith in human beings. She is madly in love with her boss, handsome Dantas, who takes advantage of her innocence to use her in a scheme to embezzle money. Cast : Cláudia Jimenez as Augusta Ramil, Suely Franco as Verinha, Flávio Bauraqui as Tadeu, Edson Celulari as Jair Dantas, Ary Fontoura as Castorino, Marcelo Olinto | ||||||
| 3 | "A Selvagem de Santarém" | Tizuka Yamasaki | Ana Maria Moretzsohn & Marcius Melhem & Sylvio Gonçalves | 16 February 2012 | 15[6] | |
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Araí becomes the fantasy of Diogo's dreams. Cast : Suyane Moreira as Araí, Danton Mello as Diogo Matos, Fábio Porchat as Furtado, Cláudio Torres Gonzaga as Profesor Jeremias, Laila Zaid as Cibele, Cláudio Tovar as Xamã, Arthur Monteiro, Thaíssa Carvalho as Jupiara | ||||||
| 4 | "A Viúva do Maranhão" | Tizuka Yamasaki | Ary Franklin & Marcelo Saback | 23 February 2012 | 15[7] | |
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Ludmila surrenders to widowhood after the death of her husband Justos Barreto, but does everything she can to find a new love. Cast : Patrícia Pillar as Ludimila Barreto, Marcello Antony as Edson, Suzana Faini as Dona Diva, Malu Galli as Marilene, Leopoldo Pacheco as Peçonha, Flávio Tolezani as Paulo | ||||||
| 5 | "A Sexóloga de Floripa" | Cris D'Amato | Ana Maria Moretzsohn & Carol Castro & Márcio Alemão | 1 March 2012 | 15[8] | |
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A sexologist is the host of a popular television program where she gives her viewers tips on sex. Cast : Leandra Leal as Rosa Maria, Fábio Assunção as Pablo Pontes, Anderson Müller as Lino, Letícia Isnard as Roberta, Dani Barros as Carmem Siqueira, Herbert Richers Jr. as Nelson Luis, Renata Castro Barbosa as Keila | ||||||
| 6 | "A Desastrada de Salvador" | Cris D'Amato | Sylvio Gonçalves | 8 March 2012 | 15[9] | |
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Raquel is a twisted Bahian who gets into one mess after another. Cast : Ivete Sangalo as Raquel, Theresa Amayo as Helena, Emanuelle Araújo as Úrsula, Charles Fricks as Tulio, Lucci Ferreira as Mauro, Armando Babaioff as Pedro, Cristiane Amorim as Telma | ||||||
| 7 | "A Culpada de BH" | Tizuka Yamazaki | Clarice Falcão & Márcio Alemão | 15 March 2012 | 17[10] | |
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Catherine is a romantic girl, but very unlucky. Even though she is unlucky, she hopes that one day she will meet her Prince Charming. She meets a handsome doctor. Cast : Ísis Valverde as Catarina, Raquel Fabri as Jô, Bianca Comparato as Natasha, Humberto Martins as Vitório, Lavínia Vlasak as Isabel, Norma Blum as Glédis | ||||||
| 8 | "A Fofoqueira de Porto Alegre" | Daniel Filho | Carolina Castro & Jô Abdu | 22 March 2012 | 15[11] | |
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Rita loves to gossip. The problem is that she finds out that her life is not as perfect as she imagined. Cast : Xuxa Meneghel as Rita Prates, Bianca Byington as Flávia, Giulia Gam as Soraya, Malu Valle as Helena, Rodrigo Lombardi as Rodrigo Prates, Cláudio Manoel as Walmir, Serjão Loroza as Éder, Werner Schünemann as Alberto Galledo, Christine Fernandes as Lili Galledo | ||||||
| 9 | "A Indomável do Ceará" | Cris D'Amato | Marcelo Saback | 29 March 2012 | 15[12] | |
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Mirtes is a hard-line police officer who ends up falling in love with Carioca, a highly dangerous criminal. Cast : Alice Braga as Mirtes, Rodrigo Santoro as Carioca, Carla Daniel as Jupiara, Gerson Lobo as Genésio, Babu Santana as Edmundo | ||||||
| 10 | "A Perseguida de Curitiba" | Tizuka Yamazaki | Sylvio Gonçalves | 5 April 2012 | 16[13] | |
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Sandra is a beautiful woman, but insists on disguising herself. On her wedding anniversary with Jorge she decides to change her routine and visits a sex shop. Cast : Maria Fernanda Cândido as Sandra, Daniel Boaventura as Jorge, Paulo Vespúcio as Thief, Christiana Kalache as Heloísa, Gottsha as Masseuse, Analu Prestes as Adelaide, Cristina Prochaska as Iolanda, Marcelo Torreão as man in the party, Pedro Nercessian as Young fan, César Cardadeiro as Young fan, Tatiana Vereza as Sex store employee, Gilberto Torres as TV news anchor | ||||||
| 11 | "A Apaixonada de Niterói" | Cris D'Amato | Jô Abdu | 12 April 2012 | 13[14] | |
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Monique turns to the forces from beyond to win Marcelo back. Cast : Letícia Sabatella as Monique, Camila Morgado as Mãe Vitória, Caco Ciocler as Marcelo, Débora Lamm as Julinha | ||||||
| 12 | "A Venenosa de Sampa" | Cris D'Amato & Daniel Filho | Adriana Falcão & Jô Abdu | 19 April 2012 | 17[15] | |
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Gigi is a spoiled, vain, millionaire woman who spends all her time in the gym and is capable of blowing up anyone who tries to take her shine. Cast : Giovanna Antonelli as Gigi, Vivianne Pasmanter as Maria Eduarda Stein, Fernando Eiras as Edmar Ramon, Flávio Galvão as Luiz Felipe Stein, Cláudio Tovar as Joseph La Rocche, Cláudio Torres Gonzaga as Geraldo, Roberto Maya as Dimas Durango | ||||||
| 13 | "A Reacionária do Pantanal" | Tizuka Yamasaki | Ana Maria Moretzsohn | 26 April 2012 | 16[16] | |
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Gabriela is outraged to discover that Olinda is in love with Noemia, and doesn't understand why her mother has decided to become a lesbian. Cast : Sandy as Gabriela, Regina Braga as Olinda, Xuxa Lopes as Noêmia, Susana Ribeiro as Guiomar, Fernanda Paes Leme as Luísa, Cadu Fávero as Guilherme, Danton Mello as Gustavo, Guilherme Winter as Hugo, Pedro Neschling as Maurício, Jackson Antunes as Reginaldo, Tamara Taxman as Susana, Carlo Mossy as Frederico | ||||||
| 14 | "A Mascarada do ABC" | Cris D'Amato | Marcelo Saback | 3 May 2012 | 17[17] | |
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Rubi convinces Janice to work as a dancer in a men's nightclub and she is a big hit. What she didn't expect was to find her husband in the front row of the show. Cast : Juliana Alves as Janice, Ângelo Antônio as Samuel, Marcelo Saback as Rubi, Mauro Mendonça as Jonas, Oscar Magrini | ||||||
| 15 | "A Adormecida de Foz do Iguaçu" | Cris D'Amato | Sylvio Gonçalves & Ana Maria Moretzsohn | 10 May 2012 | 16[18] | |
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Liliane hasn't been able to sleep since the First International Tourism Forum of the Falls began. To put an end to the problem she takes medicine and does things that even God doubts. Cast : Mariana Ximenes as Liliane, Guilherme Fontes as Nelson, Guilhermina Guinle as Helena, Esteban Lamarque as Juan, Sebastião Lemos | ||||||
| 16 | "A Mamãe da Barra" | Cris D'Amato | Thalita Rebouças & Ana Maria Moretzsohn | 17 May 2012 | 20[19] | |
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Angela Cristina is a strong-willed woman who faces the tantrums of Malu, her pre-teen daughter. Angela Cristina tries to adapt to Malu's universe, but is only rebuffed by her. Cast : Glória Pires as Ângela Cristina, Ana Pires de Morais as Child Maria de Lurdes "Malu", Antônia Morais as Young Maria de Lurdes "Malu", Isio Ghelman as Aluísio, Nicette Bruno as Dona Isaura, Chris Couto as Mother at the party, Luisa Thiré as Mother at the party, Ana Abbott as Teacher, Tony Ramos as Aluisio (voice) | ||||||
| 17 | "A De Menor do Amazonas" | Tizuka Yamasaki | Ana Maria Moretzsohn | 24 May 2012 | 17[20] | |
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Sexy Shirley dresses up as a girl to get away from the police and ends up getting involved with Fernando, the father of one of her friends. Cast : Maria Flor as Shirley, Marcos Palmeira as Fernando Lima, Jeniffer de Oliveira Andrade as Suzana, Otávio Augusto as Loureiro, Rita Guedes as Astrid Meireles, Roberta Rodrigues as Dirce, Júlio Braga as Loureiro's friend | ||||||
| 18 | "A Vidente de Diamantina" | Daniel Filho | Gregório Duvivier & Clarice Falcão | 31 May 2012 | 15[21] | |
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Clara is a girl who can see the future of her relationships through kissing. Cast : Bruna Linzmeyer as Clara, Gregório Duvivier as Júlio, Mateus Solano as Heitor, Rafael Primot as Flávio, Eva Todor as Dona Conchita, Clarice Falcão as Girl at the bar | ||||||
| 19 | "O Anjo de Alagoas" | Tizuka Yamasaki | Ana Maria Moretszohn & Jô Abdu & Sylvio Gonçalves | 7 June 2012 | 16[22] | |
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Ana is a vigilante who kills villains mercilessly, but sees her life change when she is hired to kill Colonel José Honório. Cast : Cléo Pires as Ana, Bruno Gagliasso as Zé Sereno, Carla Daniel as Clotilde, José Rubens Chachá as Colonel José Honório, Júlio Adrião as Alma Penada, Lincoln Vargas | ||||||
| 20 | "A Sambista da BR-116" | Cris D'Amato & Daniel Filho | Marcelo Saback | 14 June 2012 | 16[23] | |
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Esplendor is the samba dancer from BR116, a young girl born in the middle of Sapucaí and who does everything she can to fulfill her dream of becoming a dancer, a wish she inherited from her mother, who died during childbirth. Cast : Sophie Charlotte as Esplendor, Malvino Salvador as Sinvaldo, Cris Vianna as Marlene, Priscila Fantin as Berenice, Lucy Ramos as Dagmar, Clarice Niskier as Cidinha | ||||||
| 21 | "A Doméstica de Vitória" | Tizuka Yamasaki | Maria Helena Nascimento & Ana Maria Moretzsohn | 21 June 2012 | 16[24] | |
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Cleonice, Victoria's housekeeper, works at the home of the writer Muriel and sees her life change completely when she decides to pose as her boss at a party. Cast : Dira Paes as Cleonice, Dalton Vigh as Fernando, Betty Faria as Muriel, Inez Viana as Zezé, Carolina Oliveira as Cíntia | ||||||
| 22 | "Maria do Brasil" | Daniel Filho | Ana Maria Moretzsohn & Daniel Filho | 28 June 2012 | 12[25] | |
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Mary is a somewhat frustrated actress who has never achieved her dream of stardom. However, with the support of her faithful friend Ney, she decides to get back into the fight and take on a new job. Cast : Fernanda Montenegro as Mary Torres, Paulo José as Rômulo, Pedro Paulo Rangel as Ney, Gustavo Falcão, Felipe Koury as Soap Opera Director, Pedro Nercessian, Cris D'Amato as Lorena, Tammy Di Calafiori as herself, Gustavo Leão as himself, Pietro Mário as Fan | ||||||
Ratings edit
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (in points) | ||
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| Date | Viewers (in points) |
Date | Viewers (in points) | |||
| 1 | 22 | 2 February 2012 | 20[4] | 28 June 2012 | 12[25] | 15.91 |
References edit
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- ^ Abril
- ^ About the Series Archived November 1, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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- ^ "Consolidados desta quinta-feira (22/03)". otvfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). 31 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Consolidados desta quinta-feira (29/03)". otvfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). 30 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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- ^ Lima, Deivison (13 April 2012). "Consolidados desta quinta-feira (12/04/12)". otvfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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- ^ "Consolidados dessa quinta-feira (26/04/12)". otvfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). 27 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ Lima, Deivison (4 May 2012). "Consolidados desta quinta-feira (03/05/12)". otvfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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- ^ Lima, Deivison (25 May 2012). "Consolidados desta quinta-feira (24/05/12)". otvfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Audiências: entrevista com Lula dá oitos pontos de média a Ratinho". oglobo.globo.com. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
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