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produced by

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. The series aired between 6 November 1995 and 4 May 1996, with a total of 155 episodes. It was written entirely by

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and directed by Ary Coslov, Gracie, and Carlos Araújo Júnior. Production had general direction and core Dennis Carvalho and was the 51st "Novela das Oito" (prime-time soap opera). Edson Celulari,

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, and Ricardo Macchi play the leading roles in a plot centered around the love triangle formed by the protagonists which also addresses the gypsy culture in Brazil. Other main roles are played by Maria Luísa Mendonça,

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, Rodrigo Santoro,

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, Eliane Giardini, Paulo José,

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, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Deborah Evelyn, Laura Cardoso,

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and Ester Góes.

Synopsis

Dara (

) is a young gypsy who takes pride in her cultural origins but refuses to be bound by tradition. She refuses to marry Igor (Ricardo Macchi), the groom who was chosen for her by her father Jairo ( Paulo José) and mother Lola ( Eliane Giardini). Her younger sister has feelings for Igor, but he only has eyes for Dara and fights for her love. Dara falls for an engaged businessman she meets online - Júlio Falcão ( Edson Celulari). Julio is a man who loves money and seducing women. He lives a marriage of appearances with Vera ( Maria Luísa Mendonça). Igor and Vera, as well as the traditions of the Roma people, are the greatest obstacles in the love story of Julio and Dara.

Cast

;Cast in alphabetical order * André Luiz as Marcos Avelar Falcão * Carla Tausz as Mirtes * Cássia Linhares as Natasha * Cássio Gabus Mendes as Edu / Vitor Salgado * Cláudio Cavalcanti as José Rubens Tolentino * Daniel Dantas as Tadeu * Débora Duarte as Marisa Carvalho Diaz * Deborah Evelyn as Yone Sampaio * Edson Celulari as Júlio Cezar Falcão * Eliane Giardini as Lola Sbano * Elias Gleizer as Augusto Lemos * Eri Johnson as Adilson Gaivota * Ester Góes as Luzia Nicolich * Felipe Folgosi as Vladimir * Floriano Peixoto as Sarita Vitti *

as Eugênia Avelar * Gracindo Júnior as Geraldo * Guilherme Karan as Bebeto a Jato * Helena Ranaldi as Larissa * Herson Capri as Ivan Méndez * Isadora Ribeiro as Odaísa * Ivan de Albuquerque as Mio Sbano * Karina Perez as Laura * Laura Cardoso as Soraya Nicolich *

as Yanka Sbano * Luís Cláudio Júnior as Gustavo "Gugu" * Maria Luísa Mendonça as Vera Avelar Falcão * Marianne Vicentini as Valéria * Nívea Maria as Alícia Lemos * Odilon Wagner as Leandro Avelar * Patrick Alencar as Ricardo "Rique" Antônio Lemos *

Paula Burlamaqui Paula Burlamaqui is a Brazilian actress who has starred in many Rede Globo productions. Selected filmography *''Barriga de Aluguel'' (1990) *''Pedra sobre Pedra'' (1992) *''O Mapa da Mina'' (1993) *''Explode Coração'' (1995) *''O Circo das Qu ...

as Roseneide "Rose" * Paula Lavigne as Sônia Salgado / Soninha Contratempo * Paulo José as Jairo *

Regina Dourado Regina Dourado (August 22, 1952 – October 27, 2012) was a Brazilian film and television actress. Dourado was born in Irecê, Bahia, Brazil, on August 22, 1952. She joined the Companhia Baiana de Comédias, a theater group, when she was fift ...

as Lucineide Salgado * Reginaldo Faria as César Lemos *

as Elizabeth "Beth" * Ricardo Macchi as Igor Nicolich * Roberta Índio do Brasil as Maria Catarina Lemos "Catty" * Rodrigo Santoro as Serginho * Rogério Cardoso as Romualdo Salgado "Salgadinho" * Sônia de Paula as Hebinha * Stella Freitas as Pattia *

as Pepe Nicolich *

as Dara Sbano * Zezé Polessa as Mila Tolentino

External links

* 1995 telenovelas TV Globo telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas 1995 Brazilian television series debuts 1996 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian LGBT-related television shows Fictional representations of Romani people Telenovelas by Glória Perez Portuguese-language telenovelas Television shows set in Rio de Janeiro (city) {{Brazil-tv-prog-stub