''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 (film and television), drama genres around the w ...

produced and broadcast by

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

. It premiered on 31 January 2000, replacing ''

Força de um Desejo ''Força de um Desejo'' () is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Rede 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 Alcide ...

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

O Cravo e a Rosa ''O Cravo e a Rosa'' () is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede 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 plot involves a singl ...

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

Letícia Spiller Leticia Pena Spiller (born 19 June 1973) is a Brazilian actress, producer, director, poet, dancer, writer, and singer-songwriter. Personal life Spiller was married to actor Marcello Novaes, with whom she has a son named Pedro, born in 1996. ...

Floriano Peixoto Floriano Vieira Peixoto (; 30 April 1839 – 29 June 1895) was a Brazilian military and politician, a veteran of the Paraguayan War and several other conflicts, and the second president of Brazil. Born in (today a district of the city of ...

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 c ...

Caio Blat Caio Blat de Oliveira (born 2 June 1980) is a Brazilian actor. Biography Blat was born in São Paulo, Brazil. He studied law at the University of São Paulo, the largest and one of the most prestigious universities in Brazil, but dropped out be ...

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, Brazilians, Brazilian parents. ...

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

as Flávia Cristina Sampaio *

as Frederico Berger *

as Cristóvão Rocha *

as Adelaide Berger *

as Olga Faria Norman * Gracindo Júnior as Hugo Norman *

as Bruno Sampaio *

as Flávia Regina Pereira *

Caco Ciocler Carlos Alberto "Caco" Ciocler (born 27 September 1971) is a Brazilian actor and director. References External links * 1971 births Living people Male actors from São Paulo Brazilian male film actors Brazilian male telenovela actors ...

as Lázaro Povoa *

Tônia Carrero Maria Antonieta Portocarrero Thedim (Given name, 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 ...

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 fami ...

as Irene da Silva * Osmar Prado as Rodolfo Bernardes * Cláudia Alencar as Laura Bernardes * Thiago de Los Reyes 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 Juliana Knust Sampaio (born 29 May 1981, in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian actress. Knust began her career in the 1997 season of ''Malhação''. But it was in 2003, starring alongside Malu Mader in the soap opera ''Celebridade'', whe ...

as Helena Bernardes *

Adriana Garambone Adriana Garambone Guerra (born 4 July 1970) is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became well-known when she performed on the telenovela ''Salsa e Merengue'' (1996). In 2005, she signed with RecordTV and gained further fame for her role as ...

as Marisa Faria Norman *

Marcos Palmeira Marcos Palmeira de Paula (born 19 August 1963) is a Brazilian actor, TV host and producer. He is nephew of the siblings Chico Anysio and Lupe Gigliotti. In 2013, he was nominated for an International Emmy Award for best actor for his role in t ...

as Francisco Hodges *

Lucinha Lins Lúcia Maria Werner Viana, 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 issues such as homosexual ...

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) 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 Santo'' of TV Manchet ...

as David Martins *

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

as Arnaldo Ferreira * Rosaly Papadopol as Mariota

References

External links

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