Avenida Brasil (TV series)

Avenida Brasil
Genre
Created byJoão Emanuel Carneiro
Directed by
Starring
Opening themeVem Dançar Kuduro
ComposerEduardo Queiroz
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of episodes179 (original run)
Production
Production locationsRio de Janeiro, Brazil
Camera setupMultiple-camera setup
Running time55-35 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Globo
Release26 March (2012-03-26) –
19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
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Avenida Brasil (English: Brazil Avenue)[1] is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by João Emanuel Carneiro. It premiered on 26 March 2012 and ended on 19 October 2012 on TV Globo.

It was written by João Emanuel 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. Starring Débora Falabella, Adriana Esteves, Murilo Benício, Cauã Reymond, Marcello Novaes and Eliane Giardini.

The telenovela achieved an overall daily average of more than 50 million viewers, becoming the most watched TV program of the year. And quickly became the most-commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history, Forbes estimated $1 billion in total earnings for Globo, thanks to its international success in Latin America, Europe and Africa.[2][3]

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).

  1. ^ TV Globo Internacional – Brazil Avenue – TV Globo International Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Brazilian Telenovela 'Avenida Brasil' Makes Billions By Mirroring Its Viewers' Lives". 19 October 2012. p. Forbes. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  3. ^ "'Brazil Avenue' Creator Preps 'A Regra do Jogo'". 9 July 2015. p. Variety. Retrieved 11 July 2015.