''September Mornings'' () is a Brazilian television drama series created by

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, starring singer

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as Cassandra. The series premiered on

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on June 25, 2021. The second season premiered on September 23, 2022.

Synopsis

''September Mornings'' tells the story of Cassandra (

), a

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working as a delivery driver for a mobile app. Currently living in

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, she had to leave her hometown to pursue her dream of being a cover singer for Vanusa, a Brazilian singer from the 1970s. After struggling for many years, she has finally found her own apartment and is in love with Ivaldo (Thomás Aquino). Things get complicated when an ex-girlfriend, Leide ( Karine Teles), re-enters her life with a boy who claims to be her son.

Cast and characters

Main characters

as Cassandra * Thomás Aquino as Ivaldo, Cassandra's lover * Karine Teles as Leide, Cassandra's ex-girlfriend * Gustavo Coelho as Gersinho, Leide's son *

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as Décio * Isabela Ordoñez as Grazy * Clodd Dias as Roberta *

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as Aristides

Recurring

* Elisa Lucinda as Vanusa (voice-over) *

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as Pedrita * Dante Aganju as Bernardo * Chelfa Caxino as Jana * Silmara Deon as School Principal * Inara dos Santos as Ivana * Clébia Sousa as Irene

Episodes

First Season (2021)

Second Season (2022)

Awards

The first season was nominated for the Marathon award at MTV Millennial Awards Brasi

Best Series at the F5 Award

Best Series or Mini-Series at the APCA Television Award

https://observatoriodatv.uol.com.br/colunas/edianez-parente/juan-paiva-e-nos-tempos-do-imperador-ganham-como-melhores-do-ano] and Best Drama Series at the Pena de Prata (Silver Feather) award

The second season was nominated for both Best Drama Series and Best Brazilian Series at the Pena de Prata award

It won the award for Best Drama Series at the APCA Television Award

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and by the Pena de Prata awar

for the first season. She was also nominated for the Best Lead Performer in a Series award by Pena de Prata awards for the second seaso

The series as a whole was nominated for the 34th GLAAD Media Awards in 202

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References

External links

* {{Amazon Video original series 2020s Brazilian television series 2021 Brazilian television series debuts 2022 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian drama television series Brazilian LGBTQ-related television shows Portuguese-language television shows Fiction about poverty Transgender-related television shows 2020s LGBTQ-related drama television series Television shows set in São Paulo Television shows filmed in São Paulo (state) Television series by Amazon MGM Studios Amazon Prime Video original programming