The 30 Best Brazilian TV Series
by gazineo-1 | created - 24 Feb 2012 | updated - 24 Feb 2012 | Public- Genres
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1. Beto Rockfeller (1968– )
Mystery
A charming shoe salesman adopts the surname 'Rockfeller' and poses as the American tycoon's third-cousin to slip into high society through his rich girlfriend, but must employ every trick possible to conceal his humble origins.
Stars: Luis Gustavo, Irene Ravache, Débora Duarte, Bete Mendes
Votes: 37
2. Antônio Maria (1968– )
A gallant and refined Portuguese man moves to Brazil to try his luck, gets a job as a private driver, and ends up gaining the trust of his boss and falling in love with his daughter, who has a fiancé.
Stars: Sérgio Cardoso, Maria Luíza Castelli, Carmen Monegal, Dennis Carvalho
Votes: 11
3. O Bem-Amado (1973– )
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Sucupira's mayor, a corrupt politician full of tricks, has the inauguration of the local cemetery as his administration's priority, but is met with opposition led by the police chief and a newspaper journalist, in a deathless city.
Stars: Paulo Gracindo, Jardel Filho, Emiliano Queiroz, Dirce Migliaccio
Votes: 209
4. Gabriela (1975– )
Drama, Romance
A simple, sometimes naïve, sometimes madly sensual young women works at Vesuvius bar in the city of Ilhéus and is in love with its owner, who disapproves of the way she unwittingly seduces men.
Stars: Sonia Braga, Armando Bógus, Nívea Maria, Paulo Gracindo
Votes: 174
5. Grande Sertão: Veredas (1985)
Western
A cowboy narrates his 'jagunço' life of disputes, revenges, loves and deaths, through the years that he traveled central-east Brazil, in the first decades of the 20th century, while federal troops were in conflict with provincial forces.
Stars: Tony Ramos, Bruna Lombardi, Tarcísio Meira, Rubens de Falco
Votes: 98
6. Irmãos Coragem (1970–1971)
50 min | Drama, Romance
A simple and generous man is a prospector and finds a valuable diamond, which is stolen by the most powerful and unscrupulous man in the region, who has a sick daughter who suffers from triple personality, and for whom he falls in love.
Stars: Lúcia Alves, Maria Alves, Sônia Clara, Clementino Kelé
Votes: 90
7. Secrets of Sand (1973– )
60 min | Drama, Romance
Stars: Eva Wilma, Carlos Zara, Gianfrancesco Guarnieri, Maria Isabel de Lizandra
Votes: 39
8. Selva de Pedra (1972– )
50 min | Drama, Romance
A simple man, married to a visual artist, becomes friends with a crook who helps him get the attention of his rich uncle but ultimately leads his wife to an apparent death in a car accident, but she survives and assumes a new identity.
Stars: Francisco Cuoco, Regina Duarte, Gilberto Martinho, Arlete Salles
Votes: 68
9. Isaura: Slave Girl (1976–1977)
26 min | Drama, History, Romance
The difficulties faced by a gentle-hearted young white slave targeted by the obsession of her lord in the Brazilian colonial period.
Stars: Rubens de Falco, Lucélia Santos, Gilberto Martinho, Markus Konká
Votes: 736
10. O Casarão (1976– )
Drama, Romance
Three moments in the life of a coffee farmer and his family, from the early 1900s to 1976.
Stars: Paulo Gracindo, Oswaldo Loureiro, Sandra Barsotti, Gracindo Júnior
Votes: 59
11. Capital Sin (1975– )
1,800 min | Drama, Romance
A cab driver's life takes an unexpected turn after thieves who just robbed a bank catch a ride in his cab and leave the money in it.
Stars: Francisco Cuoco, Lima Duarte, Betty Faria, Rosamaria Murtinho
Votes: 65
12. Saramandaia (1976)
50 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The choice of a new city name ignites political conflict in a small town where many of the citizens display unusual, strange abilities - such as a man with wings, a werewolf professor and a woman who literally blows up for overeating.
Stars: Juca de Oliveira, Yoná Magalhães, Antônio Fagundes, Sonia Braga
Votes: 61
13. Sítio do Picapau Amarelo (1977–1986)
Adventure, Comedy, Family
At a small house, there at the Yellow Woodpecker Ranch, live an intelligent and tender granny, Miss Benta, the cook Aunt Nastácia, the two cousins Lucia "Little Nose" and Pete. With them, a... See full summary »
Stars: Zilka Salaberry, André Valli, Jacyra Sampaio, Rosana Garcia
Votes: 266
14. O Rebu (1974– )
Crime, Drama, Mystery
A luxurious reception is interrupted when a body is found floating in the pool. One thing is certain: the murderer is among the high society guests
Stars: Lima Duarte, Bete Mendes, Zbigniew Ziembinski, Isabel Ribeiro
Votes: 36
15. Vale Tudo (1988–1989)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Intending to be rich and successful at any price, a callous young woman abandons her family and is pursued by her mother for the reckoning.
Stars: Regina Duarte, Antônio Fagundes, Glória Pires, Cássio Gabus Mendes
Votes: 461
16. Roda de Fogo (1986–1987)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Renato also begins to allocate part of the profits of his business group to a third sector institution , Machiavellianly promoting the elimination of all the leaders who made up the top ... See full summary »
Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Eva Wilma, Bruna Lombardi, Paulo Goulart
Votes: 101
17. O Astro (1977– )
Drama, Romance
Stars: Francisco Cuoco, Dina Sfat, Tony Ramos, Elizabeth Savalla
Votes: 45
18. Bandeira 2 (1971– )
Drama, Romance
Outlaw Artur do Amor Divino, aka Tucão, rules the neighborhood of Ramos in Rio de Janeiro and runs an illegal lottery. But his power is threatened by rival Jovelino Sabonete. Noeli, a ... See full summary »
Stars: Marília Pêra, José Wilker, Felipe Carone, Paulo Gracindo
Votes: 21
19. The Conquest (2000)
Adventure, Drama
Around 1600, the saga of the bandeirantes towards the interior of the Brazilian territory took place. Disputes over new lands and riches were inevitable. The struggle of the Jesuits, who protected the Indians from slavery, too.
Stars: Alessandra Negrini, Alexandre Borges, Leandra Leal, Leonardo Brício
Votes: 234
20. O Feijão e o Sonho (1976– )
Stars: Nívea Maria, Cláudio Cavalcanti, Lúcia Alves, Roberto Bonfim
Votes: 11
21. Água Viva (1980)
50 min | Drama, Romance
Life of wealthy playboy Nelson Fragonard goes haywire as he is robbed of all his fortune by a false friend. On top of that, Nelson reveals he has a daughter, little Maria Helena, who was raised in an orphanage.
Stars: Glória Pires, Lucélia Santos, José Lewgoy, Tônia Carrero
Votes: 83
22. Chapadão do Bugre (1988– )
Drama
Stars: Edson Celulari, Alexandre Frota, Paulo Goulart, Geraldo Del Rey
Votes: 20
23. Os Imigrantes (1981– )
Drama
Stars: Norma Bengell, Othon Bastos, Lúcia Veríssimo, Nicole Puzzi
Votes: 23
24. Dona Xepa (1977– )
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Stars: Yara Cortes, Nívea Maria, Cláudio Cavalcanti, Ana Lúcia Torre
Votes: 26
25. Time and the Wind (1985)
45 min | Drama
The story of the foundations of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, through the Cambará family and Bibiana's memories of her grandmother, Ana Terra, and her husband, Captain Rodrigo.
Stars: Glória Pires, José de Abreu, Tarcísio Meira, Carla Camurati
Votes: 160
26. Que Rei Sou Eu? (1989– )
Adventure, Comedy
In a fictitious land, the king, dies leaving the throne to a bastard heir whose identity nobody knows. The widow queen's allies take the chance to seize power.
Stars: Soraya Ravenle, Monique Lafond, Hilda Rebello, Stênio Garcia
Votes: 169
27. A Viagem (1975– )
60 min | Drama
After she dies, the spirit of a woman must prevent the angry, rancorous ghost of her suicidal brother from harming their family.
Stars: Eva Wilma, Altair Lima, Tony Ramos, Elaine Cristina
Votes: 19
28. Estúpido Cupido (1976– )
Comedy, Drama, Romance
In the 1960s, the lives of several Catholic school students unfold as they romance, party to the American rock and roll craze, and live through high society's prejudices of the times.
Stars: Leonardo Villar, Maria Della Costa, Françoise Forton, Ricardo Blat
Votes: 35
29. Escalada (1975)
50 min | Drama, Romance
The successful escalating financial and social life of a simple man, from cotton farmer to rich and powerful construction magnate, during the remarkable moments in Brazilian history between 1940 and 1975, and his love for two women.
Stars: Tarcísio Meira, Milton Moraes, Renée de Vielmond, Susana Vieira
Votes: 14
30. Elas por Elas (I) (1982)
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Seven childhood friends get together after twenty years. Memories from the past and coincidences in the present reveal secrets and relationships involving the seven women and their families.
Stars: Sandra Bréa, Luis Gustavo, Joana Fomm, Reginaldo Faria
Votes: 54
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