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Cabocla (2004)

Cabocla poster
Directed by
Ricardo Waddington
Genre
telenovela
Country
Brazil
Length
1 season, 167 episodes
Rated
10
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 12 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman from the countryside falls in love with a man from a wealthy family in early 20th century Brazil. Their relationship faces obstacles from social class differences and family expectations.

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What happens

Cabocla is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 10 May 2004, replacing Chocolate com Pimenta, and ended on 20 November 2004, replaced by Como uma Onda. The telenovela is written by Ricardo Waddington, with the collaboration of Edmara Barbosa and Edilene Barbosa. It is based on the 1979 telenovela of the same name and originally shown on Rede Globo. It stars Vanessa Giácomo, Daniel de Oliveira, Tony Ramos, Patrícia Pillar, Mauro Mendonça, Carolina Kasting, Regiane Alves, Danton Mello, Eriberto Leão, Maria Flor and Malvino Salvador in the leading roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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