''Esplendor'' 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

Rede Globo TV Globo (, "Globe TV", or simply Globo), formerly known as Rede Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air Television broadcasting, television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Gr ...

. It premiered on 31 January 2000, replacing ''

Força de um Desejo ''Força de um Desejo'' is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Globo, and was shown in the schedule of 18 hours between May 10, 1999 and January 29, 2000, in 227 chapters. It was written by Gilberto Braga and as collaborators with Alcides Noguei ...

'', and ended on 24 June 2000, replaced by ''

O Cravo e a Rosa ''O Cravo e a Rosa'' ( en, The Thorn and the Rose) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 26 June 2000 and ran until 10 March 2001. It is based on the Shakespearean comedy ''The Taming of the Shrew''. Plot ...

''. The telenovela is written by Ana Maria Moretzsohn, with the collaboration of Glória Barreto, Daisy Chaves, and Izabel de Oliveira. It stars Letícia Spiller, Floriano Peixoto,

Murilo Benício Murilo Benício Ribeiro (born 13 July 1971) is a Brazilian actor. He is perhaps most famous for his roles in the telenovelas: ''O Clone'', '' América'', ''Por Amor'', '' A Favorita'' and '' Avenida Brasil''. In the early 1990s, he began his ca ...

, Caio Blat,

Christine Fernandes Christine Fernandes Alves (born 1 March 1968) is an American-born Brazilian actress, television presenter and former model. Early life Christine was born in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Maria Helena and Antônio, Brazilian parents. She was bo ...

Cássia Kis Cássia Kis (born 6 January 1958) is a Brazilian actress. Formerly known as Cássia Kiss, she included her husband's family name in her stage name between 2010 and 2015 and changed the middle pseudonym from ''Kiss'' to ''Kis'' (Cássia Kis Magro) ...

, Gracindo Júnior, and

Joana Fomm Joana Maria Fomm (born September 14, 1939) is a Brazilian actress. Biography Joana Fomm was born in Belo Horizonte, but her mother died when she was still a baby and she was adopted by her uncles in Rio de Janeiro. Career Joana began her a ...

Cast

* Letícia Spiller as Flávia Cristina Sampaio * Floriano Peixoto as Frederico Berger *

as Cristóvão Rocha *

as Adelaide Berger *

as Olga Faria Norman * Gracindo Júnior as Hugo Norman * Caio Blat as Bruno Sampaio *

as Flávia Regina Pereira * Caco Ciocler as Lázaro Povoa *

Tônia Carrero Maria Antonieta Portocarrero Thedim ( née de Farias; 23 August 1922 – 3 March 2018), known professionally as Tônia Carrero, was a Brazilian actress. Early life Carrero was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Career She made her t ...

as Mimi Melody * Ítalo Rossi as Vicente Almeida * Ângela Figueiredo as Elisa Berguer *

Zezé Motta Maria José Motta de Oliveira (born 27 June 1944), known as Zezé Motta, is a Brazilian actress and singer. She is considered one of the most important actresses in Brazil. Life and career Born in Campos dos Goytacazes, she moved with her famil ...

as Irene da Silva * Osmar Prado as Rodolfo Bernardes * Cláudia Alencar as Laura Bernardes *

Thiago de Los Reyes Thiago de Los Reyes Peixoto (11 November 1989 in Rio de Janeiro (city), Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor. Career References External links

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as Guilherme "Gui" Berger *

Max Fercondini Max Kablukow Fercondini (born September 1, 1985) is a Brazilian actor, television producer and presenter. Filmography Film Television References External links * 1985 births Living people Male actors from São Paulo (state) Brazil ...

as Frederico "Freddy" Berger Junior * Juliana Knust as Helena Bernardes * Adriana Garambone as Marisa Faria Norman * Marcos Palmeira as Francisco Hodges *

Lucinha Lins Lúcia Maria Werner Viana (born March 9, 1953), better known as Lucinha Lins, is a Brazilian actress and singer-songwriter. Career Lucinha became first known by the public in the 1979 Rede Globo series ''Plantão de Polícia'', pioneer in issue ...

as Lígia Mallet * Guilherme Piva as Marcelo Neves * Luiz Guilherme as Augusto Silveira * Guga Coelho as Luciano "Caçula" * Marcelo Saback as Mariano Rodrigues * Karine Carvalho as Suzy Mallet * Anselmo Vasconcelos as Antônio Rajão * Thaís Fersoza as Érica Berger *

Henri Castelli Henri Lincoln Fernandes Nascimento (born February 10, 1978), known as Henri Castelli, is a Brazilian actor. Career Castelli was hired by Rede Globo in 1998 to make a small participation in the miniseries Hilda Furacão and in the telenovela P ...

as Dino Ferreira * Edward Boggis as Otávio Guerreiro * Ângela Rebello as Gertrudes Santos * Chico Tenreiro as Ivo Martins * Bijú Martins as Sandro da Silva * Daniele Guerreiro as Nina Rodrigues * Elísio Lage as Cássio Arantes * Luiz Cláudio Júnior as Pablo Bernardes

Guest stars

Marcelo Serrado Marcelo Magalhães Serrado (born 10 February 1967 in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Marcelo began his career at CAL (Casa de Arte das Laranjeiras) in 1985. He made his television debut in 1987 in the telenovela ''Corpo Sant ...

as David Martins *

Flávio Galvão Flávio José Galvão de França better known in Brazil as Flávio Galvão (São Paulo, July 30, 1949) is a Brazilian actor. He also worked with dubbing, with their work better known in the area and the second voice of Major Nelson in '' I Drea ...

as Arnaldo Ferreira * Rosaly Papadopol as Mariota

References

External links

* {{Rede Globo telenovelas 2000 telenovelas 2000s Brazilian television series 2000 Brazilian television series debuts 2000 Brazilian television series endings TV Globo telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas Portuguese-language telenovelas