306 episodes of tea-sipping aristocrats getting absolutely obliterated by capitalism. Delicious.
Season 2 • Episode 64
LatestIn 1889, a conflict arose between the decadent and ruined rural aristocracy following the liberation of slaves and a new class of wealthy individuals, comprised of entrepreneurs emerging from the republican industrial class, interested in free labor. In the city of Ouro Negro, in the interior of São Paulo state, the conservative, aristocratic, and monarchist Almeida Santos family, which traditionally dominated the region, began to lose ground to the Lobo Ferraz family, representing the nascent progressive and republican bourgeoisie.
Acting
Boldrin's dual role as baron and impostor is *chef's kiss*
Writing
Muniz weaponized the soap format for political commentary
Production
Period detail that makes the rot feel luxurious
Creator
Lauro César Muniz
Fúlvio Stefanini
Leonardo / Léo
Márcia Maria
Veridiana / Diana
Rolando Boldrin
Barão Leôncio Almeida Santos / Armando
Sérgio Mamberti
Padre Antenor
Nathália Timberg
Cândida
Paulo Goulart
Santiago
Mauro Mendonça
Salvador
Carminha Brandão
Mariana
Célia Helena
Isaura
Lafayette Galvão
Plínio Salinas
Wilma Chandler
Lídia
Tereza Teller
Lavínia
Célia Olga
Angélica
Jonas Mello
Tonho / bicheiro baiano
Carlos Augusto Strazzer
Gabriel / filho de Leon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released during Brazil's military dictatorship, the telenovela smuggled radical class critique into prime time through historical allegory.
The fictional 'Ouro Negro' was based on coffee plantation regions where Muniz's own family lost everything in the 1880s transition.
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