''Girls from Ipanema'' (), previously titled ''Most Beautiful Thing'', is a Brazilian

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television series created by Giuliano Cedroni and Heather Roth. Produced by Prodigo Films, the series had as producers Francesco Civita and Beto Gauss, and Caíto Ortiz as showrunner. It stars Maria Casadevall,

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, Leandro Lima and Ícaro Silva. The first season, consisting of seven episodes, premiered on

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worldwide on March 22, 2019. On May 13, 2019, Netflix renewed the series for a second season. The second season consists of 6 episodes and was released June 19, 2020.

Plot

''Girls from Ipanema'' follows the story of Malu ( Maria Casadevall), a young and wealthy woman from

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who moves to

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to open a restaurant with her husband. Upon arriving, she discovers that he has abandoned her and fled with all the money. Malu then leaves in search of a new dream amid the emergence of bossa nova in the city with a new love, the musician Chico.

Cast and characters

Main

* Maria Casadevall as Maria Luiza "Malu" Carone *

as Adélia Araújo *

as Lígia Soares (season 1; guest season 2) *

as Thereza Soares * Leandro Lima as Francisco "Chico" Carvalho * Ícaro Silva as Capitão * Alexandre Cioletti as Nelson Soares * Gustavo Vaz as Augusto Soares * Gustavo Machado as Roberto * Larissa Nunes as Ivone Araújo (season 2–present; recurring season 1)

Recurring

*Esther Góes as Eleonora Soares *Ondina Clais Castilho as Ester Carone *Paulo Tiefenthaler as Nanico *Enrico Cazzola as Carlinhos Carone *Sarah Vitória as Conceição Araújo * Thaila Ayala as Helô Albuquerque (season 1) *João Bourbonnais as Ademar Carone (season 1) *Kiko Bertholini as Pedro Furtado (season 2) *Alejandro Claveaux as Wagner Pessanha (season 2) *Val Perré as Duque Araújo (season 2) *Eliana Pittman as Elza Ferreira (season 2) *Breno Ferreira as Miltinho (season 2)

Episodes

Season 1 (2019)

Season 2 (2020)

Production

On November 6, 2017, Netflix announced the production of a new Brazilian series which would be set in the 1950s with the rise of bossa nova as a backdrop. The series was titled ''"Coisa Mais Linda"'' inspired by the song

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recorded by

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and

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. On June 29, 2018 is announced the cast of the series and the shooting was initiated in the first week of July, going until October.

Reception

Critical reception

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'' gave the series a 4 out of 5 stars, saying that "''Coisa Mais Linda'' honors the resilience of women from the time period". Writing in ''

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'', Joel Keller described the series as a "lush look at a woman stuck between her conservative life in São Paulo and the more open life she wants in Rio". ''The Review Geek'' gave the series a 7.5 out of 10, commenting that the show "may not have the most original premise" but praising that "the unique blend of aesthetic beauty and character chemistry are enough to keep this one engaging and watchable throughout".

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the series was composed and produced by João Erbetta. It was released on music streaming services including

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and

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. ;Season 1 songs # "Ver o Mar (feat. Leandro Lima) (Versão Disco)" # "Ver o Mar (feat. Leandro Lima) (Versão Barco)" # "Luz do Seu Olhar (feat. Leandro Lima)" # "Para Ver Você (feat. Leandro Lima & Fernanda Vasconcellos)" # "Morning Song" # "Passions" # "Com que Roupa Eu Vou" # "Branca" # "Minha Vida (feat. Marcela Maita)" # "Nas Ruas do Rio (feat. Nuria Nogueira & Daniel de Paula)" # "O Samba É (feat. Nuria Nogueira)" # "Show do Capitão"

References

External links

* * {{Netflix original series 2019 Brazilian television series debuts 2020 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian drama television series Netflix television dramas Portuguese-language television shows Brazilian LGBTQ-related television shows LGBTQ-related web series Bisexuality-related television series Lesbian-related television shows Television series set in the 1950s Television shows set in Rio de Janeiro (city) Television shows set in São Paulo