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Salve Jorge (2012)

Salve Jorge poster
Directed by
Marcos Schechtman
Genre
telenovela
Country
Brazil
Length
1 season, 179 episodes
Rated
12
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 88 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A Brazilian telenovela about a young woman who gets involved in a dangerous international crime ring. Her story intertwines with other characters as they face love, betrayal, and difficult choices.

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What happens

Salve Jorge (Literally: Hail George, International title: English: Brave Woman) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Glória Perez and directed by Marcos Schechtman. It premiered on 22 October 2012 replacing Avenida Brasil and ended on 17 May 2013 on TV Globo at the 9 p.m. timeslot, and being followed by Amor à Vida. A total of 179 episodes of 55 minutes (35 minutes on Wednesdays due to the 2012–2013 Football season broadcast) were produced and aired Mondays to Saturdays. However, when syndicated and sold to other countries the telenovela got the number of episodes reduced to 140 and the duration fixed at 45 minutes. Starring Nanda Costa, Giovanna Antonelli, Carolina Dieckmann, Rodrigo Lombardi, Cláudia Raia, Flávia Alessandra, Alexandre Nero, Cléo Pires and Domingos Montagner. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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