''Sonho Meu'' (, ) is a Brazilian
telenovela
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produced and broadcast by
Rede Globo
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. It ran from September 27, 1993, to May 14, 1994. It was written by
MarcÃlio Moraes and directed by Reynaldo Boury, with co-direction by
Roberto Naar. The action takes place in the city of
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
. It was also broadcast in
Portugal
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.
Opening
The opening credits are shown with the protagonist Carolina Pavanelli making drawings that move and float around her while the opening song "Sonho Meu", sung by
Xuxa
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and
José Augusto, plays.
Location
''Sonho Meu'' was notably one of the few
Rede Globo
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telenovelas not to be set in
Rio de Janeiro
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or
São Paulo
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. Instead, it was set in
Curitiba
Curitiba () is the capital and largest city in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná in Southern Brazil. The city's population was 1,773,718 , making it the List of cities in Brazil by population, eighth most populous city in Brazil and the larg ...
, making use of the city's landmarks as shooting locations.
Ratings
''Sonho Meu'' was one of the most successful Brazilian telenovelas of the 90s, having been the last telenovela of the 6:00 p.m. time slot to have an overall average higher than 40 points, reaching an average of 44 points and in some episodes as high as 60.
Cast
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PatrÃcia França - Cláudia
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Leonardo Vieira - Lucas
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Carolina Pavanelli - Maria Carolina 'Laleska'
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Fábio Assunção - Jorge
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Isabela Garcia - Lúcia
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Elias Gleizer - Tio Zé
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Beatriz Segall - Paula Candeias de Sá
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Walmor Chagas - Afrânio Guerra
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Yoná Magalhães - Magnólia
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Débora Duarte
Débora Susan Sanches Duke (born January 2, 1950) best known as Débora Duarte, is a Brazilian actress.
Early life
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- Mariana
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NÃvea Maria - Elisa
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MÃriam Pires - CecÃlia
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Flávio Galvão - João Fontana
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José de Abreu - Geraldo
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Françoise Forton - Gilda
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Mauro Mendonça - Carlos
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Jayme Periard - William
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Jorge Cherques - Bóris
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Eri Johnson - Giácomo Madureira
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Carlos Kroeber - Varela
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Priscila Camargo - Polaca
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Cristina Mullins - Márcia
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Cláudia Magno - Josefina
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Alexandre Lippiani - LuÃs Ortega
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Ângelo Paes Leme - Santiago
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Bernadete Lys - Júlia
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Beta Madruga - Taboinha
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Carlos Alberto - Fiapo
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Carmem Caroline - Ximena
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Cláudia Sheer - AÃda
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Daniela Camargo - Francisca
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Eduardo Caldas - Chico (credited as Eduardo Albuquerque)
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Fabiano Miranda - Trigo
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Flávia Alessandra - Inez
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Gisela Reimann - Alice
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Haydée Miranda
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Mariana Da Silva
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Hélio Ribeiro - Juarez
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José Augusto Branco
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Karine Melo - MarÃlia
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Lina Fróes - Rosa
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LuÃza Curvo - Aninha
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Maria Thompson - Clara
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Mariane Ebert
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Mauro Gorini - Feriado
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Monique Lafond
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Naura Schneider - Helena
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Nedira Campos - Angela
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Newton Martins - Mercadoria
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Renata de Castro Barbosa - Carla
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Renato Pinheiro - Cacá
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Ruthinéa de Moraes - Alcinéia
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Sérgio Mannarino - Carlos Alberto
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Tânia Loureiro - Miriam
External links
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{{Rede Globo telenovelas
TV Globo telenovelas
1993 telenovelas
1993 Brazilian television series debuts
1994 Brazilian television series endings
Children's telenovelas
Portuguese-language telenovelas