''(fdp)'' is a Brazilian

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television series created by José Roberto Torero and Marcus Aurelius Pimenta and produced by

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in partnership with Prodigo Films. The series premiered on

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and

on 26 August 2012 and follows the story of Juarez Gomes da Silva, a Brazilian soccer referee in the pursuit of his biggest dream to whistle a game of the

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. Seeking to accomplish his goals, he ended up chosen to act in one of the

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games. But while his career grows, his personal life begins to go through problems, which can compromise his future.

Cast and characters

* Eucir de Souza as Juarez Gomes da Silva * Paulo Tiefenthaler as Carvalhosa * Vitor Moretti as Vinny * Maria Cecília Audi as Rosali * Cynthia Falabella as Manuela * Fernanda Franceschetto as Vitória da Matta * Adrian Verdaguer as Guzman *

Walter Breda Walter Breda de Souza (born 25 December 1948) is a Brazilian actor and film producer. He has been a prominent voice actor in radionovelas produced in Pernambuco state. As an actor, he has appeared in TV series such as América (2005), Amores Ro ...

* Flavio Tolezani * Domingas Person * Chris Couto as Gilda Marques * Ângelo Vizarro Jr. as Paiva Jr. * Carlos Meceni as Ladislau Caponero * Gustavo Machado as Rui Zwiebel * Saulo Vasconcelos as Sérgio Balado

References

External links

* 2012 Brazilian television series debuts 2012 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian comedy television series Brazilian drama television series Portuguese-language television shows HBO Latin America original programming Portuguese-language HBO original programming Fictional association football television series {{Brazil-tv-prog-stub