
1976
4 Episodes
50 min

Juca de Oliveira
João Gibão (João Evangelista)

Sonia Braga
Marcina Moreira

Antônio Fagundes
Lua Viana

Yoná Magalhães
Zélia Tavares

Dina Sfat
Risoleta

Ary Fontoura
Professor Aristóbulo Camargo

Castro Gonzaga
Zico Rosado

Sebastião Vasconcelos
Tenório Tavares

Rafael de Carvalho
Seu Cazuza (Cazuza Moreira)

Eloísa Mafalda
Maria Aparadeira

Milton Moraes
Carlito Prata

Ana Maria Magalhães
Dalva Rosado

José Augusto Branco
Dr. Rochinha (Antônio Rocha)

Elza Gomes
Dona Pupu (Eponina Camargo)

Wilza Carla
Dona Redonda / Dona Bitela

Wellington Botelho
Seu Encolheu

Marília Barbosa
Bia

Jorge Gomes
Nato

Pedro Paulo Rangel
Dirceu

Teresa Cristina Arnaud
Dulce

Ana Ariel
Dona Santinha

Lídia Costa
Dona Leocádia

Carlos Gregório
Delegado Petronílio Peixoto

Brandão Filho
Maestro Cursino de Azevedo

Vanda Costa
Dona Fifi

Lajar Muzuris
Maestro Totó de Almeida

Francisco Dantas
Padre Romeu

Natália do Vale
Dora

Maria Rita
Rosalice

Maria do Carmo
Dona Candinha
Saramandaia is a Brazilian telenovela originally written by Dias Gomes in 1976. It's considered remarkable because of the Magic Realism (used by the author to subtly criticize the Military Regime of the time) and had 160 chapters. The story centers on the name change that the city undergoes, promoted by the younger citizens and reviled by the older ones. It also focuses on the lives of the city's quirky residents.