Season 1 • Episode 191
LatestCorpo Dourado is a Brazilian soap opera produced by and shown on Rede Globo from 12 January 1998 through 21 August 1998. The 191 chapters were written by Antônio Calmon and directed by Flávio Colatrello Jr, and later Marcos Schetchman.
Writing
Calmon's signature blend of social commentary and absolute unhinged melodrama.
Acting
Cristiana Oliveira dominates as the mysterious Selena.
Production
Sumptuous Bahia locations making poverty look weirdly aspirational.
Creator
Antônio Calmon
Cristiana Oliveira
Selena Pereira
Humberto Martins
Francisco dos Reis
Marcos Winter
Artur Moreira de Barros (Arturzinho)
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Amanda Mendonça
Fábio Júnior
Billy Cruz
Gerson Brenner
Jorge Camargo (Jorginho)
Danielle Winits
Alice Alvarez (Alicinha)
Lucinha Lins
Hilda Mendonça
Rosamaria Murtinho
Isabel Moreira de Barros
Ana Rosa
Camila Ferreira
Sebastião Vasconcelos
Sérvulo de Oliveira Brandão
Flávio Galvão
Dr. Orlando Faria
Giovanna Antonelli
Judite Moreira de Barros (Judy)
Felipe Camargo
Tadeu dos Santos
Bianca Byington
Diana Cruz
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Corpo Dourado arrived during Globo's peak dominance, when telenovelas shaped Brazilian national conversation more than news.
The fictional town of 'São Miguel dos Milagres' was mostly shot in Praia do Forte, now a luxury eco-resort — Calmon's critique of tourism ironically accelerated gentrification there.
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