''Amor Perfeito'' (English: ''Perfect Love'') is a Brazilian

telenovela A telenovela is a type of a television serial drama or soap opera produced primarily in Latin America. The word combines ''tele'' (for "television") and ''novela'' (meaning "novel"). Similar drama genres around the world include '' teleserye'' ( ...

produced and broadcast by

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, that aired from 20 March to 22 September 2023. Inspired by

José María Sánchez-Silva José María Sánchez-Silva y García-Morales (11 November 1911 – 13 January 2002) was a Spanish writer. He received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1968 for his contribution to children's literature. He is best known for his novel ''Marceli ...

's 1953 novel ''Marcelino, pan y vino'', the telenovela is written by Duca Rachid, Júlio Fischer and Elisio Lopes Jr. It stars

Camila Queiroz Camila de Queiroz Toledo (née Tavares; born 27 June 1993) is a Brazilian actress and model. She is known for her role as Angel in the International Emmy Award-winning telenovela '' Verdades Secretas''. Biography Camila was born in Ribeirão P ...

, Diogo Almeida,

Mariana Ximenes Mariana Ximenes do Prado Nuzzi (born 26 April 1981) is a Brazilian actress. Her first role was in the telenovela ''Fascinação'' in 1998 where she portrayed the role of Emília Gouveia. In the same year she played the role of Ruth Stern in th ...

and

Thiago Lacerda Thiago Ribeiro Lacerda (born 19 January 1978) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Lacerda spent his childhood between Rio de Janeiro, where he was born, and Recreio, a mining town where his grandparents lived. From the age of three to 16, he devo ...

Cast

as Maria Elisa Rubião "Marê" * Diogo Almeida as Orlando Gouveia *

as Gilda Torquato Rubião *

as Gaspar Evaristo * Daniel Rangel as Júlio Medrado *

Carmo Dalla Vecchia Carmo Dalla Vecchia (born 21 August 1971) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Carmo Dalla Vecchia was born in Carazinho, in the Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of B ...

as Érico Requião *

Juliana Alves Juliana Alves de Oliveira (born May 3, 1982) is a Brazilian actress and model, known to participate in the reality show '' Big Brother Brasil 3'' in 2003. Juliana won a spot in the program almost by accident: during a concert singer Luiz Melodia, ...

as Wanda Pacheco * Bukassa Kabengele as Silvio Pacheco * Carol Castro as Darlene Nogueira * Allan Souza Lima as Father João *

Paulo Betti Paulo Sérgio Betti (born 8 September 1952) is a Brazilian actor, playwright, and stage director. He also works occasionally as film producer and director. Biography Paulo Sérgio Betti was born on 8 September 1952 in Rafard, a small town in the ...

as Anselmo Evaristo *

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as Cândida Evaristo * Ana Cecília Costa as Verônica Medrado *

Isabel Fillardis Isabel Cristina Teodoro Fillardis (born August 3, 1973, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actress and model. Career Fillardis began her career as a model at age 11, and at 15 she became a professional model. Two years later, at the i ...

as Aparecida Madureira * Alan Rocha as Antônio Madureira * Lucy Ramos as Lívia Albuquerque * Beto Militani as Ciro Albuquerque * Maria Gal as Neiva Batista *

Tonico Pereira Antônio Carlos de Sousa Pereira (born 22 June 1948 in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro), better known as Tonico Pereira, is a Brazilian television and film actor. Filmography *''The rules of the game'' (2015-2016) .... Ascâncio *''Rio, I ...

as Friar Leão *

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as Friar Severo *

Tony Tornado Antonio Viana Gomes, better known as Tony Tornado or Toni Tornado (Mirante do Paranapanema, May 26, 1930), is a Brazilian actor and singer. In 1970 he won the Brazilian stage of the V International Song Festival with the soul song "BR-3". Biograp ...

as Friar Tomé * Chico Pelúcio as Father Diógenes * Bernardo Berro as Father Donato "Papinha" *

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as Friar Vitório * Jorge Florêncio as Emanuel / Jesus * Kênia Barbara as Lucília Gouveia * Bruno Montaleone as Ivan Evaristo * Iza Moreira as Tânia Batista * João Fernandes as Justino Madureira * Carol Badra as Ione * Gustavo Arthiddoro as Ademar * Genézio de Barros as Dr. Ítalo * Bárbara Sut as Sônia Madureira * Cyda Moreno as Celeste * Mestre Ivamar as Popó Batista * Glicério do Rosário as Turíbio * Cristiane Amorim as Catarina * Raquel Karro as Elza * Bruno Quixotte as Odilon * Levi Asaf as Marcelino / Ângelo Gouveia Rubião * Vitória Pabst as Clarinha Nogueira * Ygor Marçal as Manoel Madureira * Valentina Melleu as Aninha * Davi Queiroz as Tobias Albuquerque

Guest stars

* Paulo Gorgulho as Leonel Rubião * Karen Marinho as Maria Eugênia Rubião * Analu Prestes as Olímpia * Bruce Gomlevsky * Breno De Felippo as Ronaldo * Kyvilin Pádilha as Nadir * Pedro David as Rodrigo

Production

In May 2022, Amor Perfeito was approved by TV Globo, under the working title ''Marcelino''. Production began in January 2023 with casting, costume making, and the construction of the fictional São Jacinto set town at Globo Studios. Filming began that same month in São Paulo, with locations at

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, and

Martinelli Building The Martinelli Building (in Portuguese: ''Edifício Martinelli''), with 28 floors, is the first skyscraper built in Brazil. Located in São Paulo, it is 105 meters tall. The building was planned in 1922 by the Italian-born entrepreneur, Giuseppe ...

. On 17 February 2023, the first teaser for the telenovela was released.

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* {{Television programs broadcast on Rede Globo (current and upcoming) 2020s Brazilian television series 2023 Brazilian television series debuts 2023 telenovelas Portuguese-language telenovelas Television shows set in Minas Gerais TV Globo telenovelas 2023 Brazilian television series endings