Avenida Brasil (2012)
- Genre
- telenovela, drama film, detective fiction, melodrama, thriller
- Country
- Brazil
- Length
- 1 season, 179 episodes
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 8.1 of 10 from 1,312 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A girl discovers her stepmother had a hand in her father's death and sets out for revenge years later. The story unfolds in a wealthy neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro as secrets and betrayals come to light.
melodramatictenseemotionalplot-twistyrevenge-drivensoapyfast-paced
What happens
Avenida Brasil (English: Brazil Avenue) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by João Emanuel Carneiro. It was written by Carneiro in collaboration with Antonio Prata, Luciana Pessanha, Alessandro Marson, Marcia Prates and Thereza Falcão, and directed by José Luiz Villamarim, Amora Mautner, and Ricardo Waddington. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Murilo Benício, Débora Falabella, Cauã Reymond, Alexandre Borges, Vera Holtz, José de Abreu, Nathalia Dill, Ísis Valverde, Heloísa Périssé, Marcelo Novaes, Fabíula Nascimento, Otávio Augusto, Paula Burlamaqui, Carol Abras, Bruno Gissoni, Thiago Martins, Débora Nascimento, Juliano Cazarré, Felipe Abib, Bianca Comparato, Cacau Protásio, Daniel Rocha, Ronny Kriwat, Cláudia Missura, Patrícia de Jesus, Leticia Isnard, Luana Martau, Marcella Valente, Emiliano D'Ávila, Mel Maia, Débora Bloch, Juca de Oliveira, Carolina Ferraz, Eliane Giardini, Camila Morgado, Betty Faria, Marcos Caruso, Ailton Graça, Adriana Esteves, and Tony Ramos. Avenida Brasil premiered on 26 March 2012 and ended on 19 October 2012 on TV Globo. The telenovela achieved an overall daily average of more than 50 million viewers, becoming the most watched TV program of the year. It quickly became the most commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history, with Forbes estimating $1 billion in total earnings for Globo thanks to its international success in Latin America, Europe and Africa. Nominated for 118 prizes, winning 41, Avenida Brasil was also nominated for Best Telenovela at the 41st International Emmy Awards, losing to another TV Globo telenovela Side by Side (Lado a Lado). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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