Avenida Brasil (TV series)

Avenida Brasil
Genre	Telenovela Mystery Crime drama Thriller Dark comedy
Created by	João Emanuel Carneiro
Directed by	Ricardo Waddington Amora Mautner José Luiz Villamarim
Starring	Débora Falabella Murilo Benício Cauã Reymond Alexandre Borges Vera Holtz José de Abreu Nathalia Dill Ísis Valverde Heloísa Périssé Marcelo Novaes Fabíula Nascimento Otávio Augusto Paula Burlamaqui Carol Abras Bruno Gissoni Thiago Martins Débora Nascimento Juliano Cazarré José Loreto Jean Pierre Noher Felipe Abib Bianca Comparato Cacau Protásio Daniel Rocha Ronny Kriwat Cláudia Missura Patrícia de Jesus Leticia Isnard Luana Martau Marcella Valente Emiliano D'Ávila Mel Maia Débora Bloch Juca de Oliveira Carolina Ferraz Eliane Giardini Camila Morgado Betty Faria Marcos Caruso Ailton Graça Adriana Esteves
Opening theme	"Vem Dançar Com Tudo" by Robson Moura and Lino Krizz
Composer	Eduardo Queiroz
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of episodes	179 (original run)
Production
Production locations	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	35–55 minutes
Original release
Network	TV Globo Telemundo
Release	26 March (2012-03-26) – 19 October 2012 (2012-10-19)
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Avenida Brasil (English: Brazil Avenue)^[1] is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by João Emanuel Carneiro. It was written by Carneiro in collaboration with Antonio Prata, Luciana Pessanha, Alessandro Marson, Marcia Prates and Thereza Falcão, and directed by José Luiz Villamarim, Amora Mautner, and Ricardo Waddington. It stars an ensemble cast consisting of Débora Falabella, Murilo Benício, Cauã Reymond, Alexandre Borges, Vera Holtz, José de Abreu, Nathalia Dill, Ísis Valverde, Heloísa Périssé, Marcelo Novaes, Fabíula Nascimento, Otávio Augusto, Paula Burlamaqui, Carol Abras, Bruno Gissoni, Thiago Martins, Débora Nascimento, Juliano Cazarré, Felipe Abib, Bianca Comparato, Cacau Protásio, Daniel Rocha, Ronny Kriwat, Cláudia Missura, Patrícia de Jesus, Leticia Isnard, Luana Martau, Marcella Valente, Emiliano D'Ávila, Mel Maia, Débora Bloch, Juca de Oliveira, Carolina Ferraz, Eliane Giardini, Camila Morgado, Betty Faria, Marcos Caruso, Ailton Graça, and Adriana Esteves. Avenida Brasil premiered on 26 March 2012 and ended on 19 October 2012 on TV Globo.

The telenovela achieved an overall daily average of more than 50 million viewers, becoming the most watched TV program of the year. And quickly became the most-commercially successful telenovela in Brazilian history, Forbes estimated $1 billion in total earnings for Globo, thanks to its international success in Latin America, Europe and Africa.^[2][3]

Nominated for 118 prizes, winning 41, Avenida Brasil was also nominated for Best Telenovela at the 41st International Emmy Awards, losing to another TV Globo telenovela Side by Side (Lado a Lado).