80 minSeason 1 • Episode 216
LatestJose Inocencio had innocence only as part of his name, but only those who new him well could notice this. But nobody knew him. He was a storyteller, and he was always the main character in the stories he told. He managed not only to create stories about himself, he managed to create a legend. The story of this powerful cacao farmer; Maria Santa, the beloved wife who died; and their four children is the main theme of 'Renascer'.
Acting
Antônio Fagundes builds a monster you can't look away from.
Writing
Benedito Ruy Barbosa at his most mythologically unhinged.
Production
Cacao empire aesthetics that age like fine chocolate.
Creator
Benedito Ruy Barbosa
Antônio Fagundes
José Inocêncio (Zé Inocêncio)
Marcos Palmeira
João Pedro Inocêncio
Adriana Esteves
Mariana Paiva Ferreira
Herson Capri
Teodoro Gouveia
Osmar Prado
Sebastião de Pádua (Tião Galinha)
Chica Xavier
Inácia de Jesus Galvão
Patricia Pillar
Eliana Vieira
Luciana Braga
Sandra Gouveia Martinez
Tarcísio Filho
José Bento Inocêncio (Zé Bento)
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Buba
Marco Ricca
José Augusto Inocêncio (Zé Augusto)
Regina Maria Dourado
Morena de Souza
Roberto Bonfim
Deocleciano Barbosa
Tereza Seiblitz
Joana de Pádua (Joaninha)
Taumaturgo Ferreira
José Venâncio Inocêncio (Zé Venâncio)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Renascer helped redefine Brazilian telenovelas as serious literature, not just entertainment—academic papers were written about this man's ego.
The cacao farming setting wasn't random; Barbosa used Brazil's real rural oligarchies to critique how this country builds its false idols.
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