Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (1952)

Genre

children's television series, fantasy television program

Country

Brazil

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Brazilian children's series takes place at a ranch called Yellow Woodpecker Ranch. The residents include a living and talkative doll named Emilia and other fantasy characters. Their adventures mix learning and imagination.

whimsicallightheartednostalgiceducationalplayfulgentlefantasticalwarm

What happens

Sítio do Pica-pau Amarelo was a 1952 Brazilian children-family television series produced and aired by Rede Tupi, Sítio was scripted by Brazilian author Tatiana Belinky, based on the series of novels of same name. The series is the first live-action adaptation of the Sítio universe. It was the first television adaptation of the homonymous work by Monteiro Lobato. Sítio tells the story of the peaceful title Sítio, the Yellow Woodpecker Ranch, where its unique dwellers live in fantasy and learning. It starred actress Lúcia Lambertini (occasionally replaced by Dulce Margarida) in the role of Emília, the living, smart and talkative doll of the farm. The Visconde de Sabugosa was played by Rúbens Molino, and Later In 1958 Molino was replaced by Luciano Maurício. The series premiered on 3 June 1952 and ran until 6 March 1963, being canceled after 360 episodes and several recastings. The cast needed to re-enact some episodes in 1963 for the show's "reruns", since episodes were originally broadcast live. Each episode was of 30 minutes duration. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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