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Os Maias

Name: Os Maias
Genre: Drama, Soap
Released: 2001-01-09
Rating: 7.265

★ 7,3 /10 (17 Votes)

2001 PT 1 Seasons

Overview

Pedro da Maia, meets a beautiful woman called Maria Monforte with whom he gets married despite his father's objection. The marriage produces a son, Carlos Eduardo, and a daughter. Some time later, Maria Monforte falls in love with Tancredo and runs away to Italy with him, taking her daughter along. When Pedro finds out, he goes with his son to his father's house where he commits suicide. Carlos stays at his grandfather's house and is educated by him. Carlos, becomes a doctor and opens his own office. Later he meets a gorgeous woman, Maria Eduarda. The two fall in love and have dozens of nights together. Eventually Carlos finds out later that Maria lied to him about her past and he starts fearing the worst. In the end, Carlos finds out that Maria is his sister. He informs her that they are siblings and that they cannot live like this anymore. Carlos, to forget his tragedies, goes for a trip around the world.

First air date

09/01/2001

Votes

Popularity

5.0

Genres

Drama Soap

Status

Ended

Type

Miniseries

Created by

Maria Adelaide Amaral

Networks

TV Globo

Language

Last air date

2001-03-23

Episodes

Miniseries

42 episodes • 2001

Inspired by the work of Eça de Queiroz, the forbidden love between Maria Monforte and Pedro da Maia triggers choices tha…

Fábio Assunção

Carlos Eduardo da Maia

Ana Paula Arósio

Maria Eduarda da Maia

Walmor Chagas

Afonso da Maia

Leonardo Vieira

Pedro da Maia

Simone Spoladore

Young Maria Monforte

Selton Mello

João da Ega

Osmar Prado

Tomás de Alencar

Matheus Nachtergaele

Teodorico 'Raposão'

Myrian Muniz

Patrocínio das Neves (Titi)

Paulo Betti

Joaquim Alvares de Castro Gomes

Otávio Müller

Dâmaso Salcede

Eva Wilma

Maria da Cunha

Sérgio Viotti

Padre Vásquez

Eliane Giardini

Condessa de Gouvarinho

Otávio Augusto

Conde de Gouvarinho

Ewerton de Castro

Manuel Vilaça

Felipe Martins

Eusébio Silveira (Eusébiozinho)

Rita Elmôr

Teresa Silveira (Teresinha)

Maria Luísa Mendonça

Rachel Cohen

Cecil Thiré

Jacob Cohen

Antonio Calloni

Palma Cavalão

Leonardo Medeiros

Hélio Taveira

Ilya São Paulo

Vitorino Cruges

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Rodrigo Penna

Artur Curvelo

Dan Stulbach

Guilheme Craft

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Maria Clara Fernandez

Encarnación

Bruno Garcia

Adelino

Ariclê Perez

Maria da Gama

Stênio Garcia

Manuel Monforte

Jandira Martini

Eugênia Silveira

Thelma Reston

Vicência

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Renata Soffredini

Gertrudes

Carlos Alberto

Dom Diogo Coutinho

Ivan Mesquita

Coronel Sequeira

Hélio Ary

Batista

Giselle Itié

Lola

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Marina Ballarin

Melanie

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Ruth Brennan

Miss Sarah

Mila Moreira

Viscondessa de Gafanha

Marcos França

Domingos

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Gilles Gwizdek

Monsieur Théodore

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Jacqueline Dalabona

D. Joana Coutinho

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Mariana Leoni

Adélia

Mônica Martelli

Consuelo

Ronnie Marruda

Julião

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Alisson Silveira

Charles

Isabelle Drummond

Rosicler da Maia Castro Gomes (Rosa)

Raul Cortez

Eça de Queiroz (narração)

Walter Breda

Xavier

Jussara Freire

Amélia

José Lewgoy

Abade Custódio

Francisca Queiroz

Ana

Fabio Fulco

Príncipe Tancredo

Luis De Lima

Monsieur Guimarães

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Philip Croskin

Mr. Brown

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Samir Alves

Carlos (criança)

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Ana Carolina Herquet

Maria Eduarda (criança)

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Adriano Leonel

Eusebiozinho (criança)

Original Soundtrack

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**A competent and well-made miniseries that, however, has some minor flaws to consider.** I don't think I'm saying anything new if I say that Brazilian series and soap operas are one of the best and most interesting in the South American universe, and the best known internationally, in Portuguese language. This does not denote any demerit of Portuguese or even Angolan TV productions..., but it does show the strength of the Brazilian TV market and the Brazilian capacity to export and sell what is made by its television stations. Things that Portuguese dramatic production insists on not learn…

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