Vidas Opostas

telenovela
title = Vidas Opostas
year = November 21, 2006 – August 27, 2007
cast = Maytê Piragibe,
Léo Rosa,
Lavínia Vlasak,
Marcelo Serrado,
Lucinha Lins,
Nicola Siri
country = BRA
producer =
director = Alexandre Avancini,
Edgard Miranda
cinematographer =
language = Portuguese
network = Rede Record
performer = Léo Gandelman
theme_song = "Aquarela do Brasil"
writer = Marcílio Moraes
script = Luiz Carlos Maciel,
Antônio Carlos de Fontoura,
Joaquim Assis,
Paula Richard,
Melissa Cabral
music = Chico Buarque
episodes = 240


"Vidas Opostas" (English: "Opposite lives") is a Brazilian "telenovela" originally aired on Rede Record.

Controversy

Because of scenes involving graphic portrayal of nudity, drugs and violence, "Vidas Opostas" received a 14 rating from the DJCTQ. Reuters and the "Wall Street Journal" even reported the fact, suggesting that the show has attained considerable success because of violent scenes, unlike most other Brazilian soap operas.

Main cast

* Maytê Piragibe - Joana de Souza
* Léo Rosa - Miguel Campobello
* Lavínia Vlasak - Erínia Oliveira
* Marcelo Serrado - Delegado Dênis Nogueira
* Lucinha Lins - Ísis Campobello
* Nicola Siri - Bóris Sanches (Gennaro Allighieri / Guido Donatti / Frederico Colotti)
* Heitor Martinez - Jacson da Silva
* Jussara Freire - Carmem Laranjeira
* Flávia Monteiro - Maria Lúcia Queiróz
* Luciano Szafir - Leonardo Rocha
* Babi Xavier - Patrícia Rocha
* Raquel Nunes - Maria do Carmo
* Leandro Léo - Carlos Laranjeira (Carlinhos)
* Tássia Camargo - Lucília de Souza
* Cecil Thiré - Mário Carvalho
* Roger Gobeth - Félix Teixeira
* Juliana Lohmann - Carla Rocha
* Íris Bruzzi - Elisa Rocha (Lizinha)
* Cristina Pereira - Margarida
* João Sabiá - Sílvio
* Ana Paula Tabalipa - Neusa Nogueira
* Sílvia Bandeira - Cilene Oliveira
* Mário Schoemberger - Sérgio Ventura
* Daniel Dalcin - Alfredo Oliveira
* Raul Gazolla - Hélio
* Valquíria Ribeiro - Isabel Lopes
* Alexandre Paternost - Pedro Lopes
* Sílvio Guindane - Cecílio Cristal (Cicio)
* Nill Marcondes - Hermenegildo Torres
* Gabriela Durlo - Daniela Cavalcanti
* Gilson Moura - Genivaldo Cavalcanti (Mofado)
* Leandro Firmino - José Ferreira (Sovaco)
* Philippe Haagensen - Pavio
* Felipe Martins - Pé de Pato
* Henrique Pires - Zaqueu (Caranguejo)
* Bukassa Kabengele - Marcelo
* Marcelo Escorel - Roberto
* Maria Sílvia - Mercedes
* Blota Filho - Renato Abreu
* Telma Cunha - Sueli
* Dulce Bressane - Rute
* Tila Teixeira - Eneida
* Jonathan Nogueira - Chico
* Renata Quintela - Cristina
* Marise Gonçalves - Amélia
* Valnei Aguiar - Eleutério
* Rafael Queiroga - Inhame
* Alessandro Maciel - Cotia
* Marcos Barreto - Fausto

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_-JKxoehw Report Reuters]
* [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB118359608584057572.html?mod=googlenews_wsj Article Wall Street Journal]