Os Maias( 2001)

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Overview

Pedro da Maia, meets a beautiful woman called Maria Monforte with whom he gets married despite his father's objection. The marriage produces a son, Carlos Eduardo, and a daughter. Some time later, Maria Monforte falls in love with Tancredo and runs away to Italy with him, taking her daughter along. When Pedro finds out, he goes with his son to his father's house where he commits suicide. Carlos stays at his grandfather's house and is educated by him. Carlos, becomes a doctor and opens his own office. Later he meets a gorgeous woman, Maria Eduarda. The two fall in love and have dozens of nights together. Eventually Carlos finds out later that Maria lied to him about her past and he starts fearing the worst. In the end, Carlos finds out that Maria is his sister. He informs her that they are siblings and that they cannot live like this anymore. Carlos, to forget his tragedies, goes for a trip around the world.

Maria Adelaide Amaral
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Series Cast

Fábio Assunção
Carlos Eduardo da Maia
Ana Paula Arósio
Maria Eduarda da Maia
Walmor Chagas
Afonso da Maia
Leonardo Vieira
Pedro da Maia
Simone Spoladore
Young Maria Monforte
Selton Mello
João da Ega
Osmar Prado
Tomás de Alencar
Matheus Nachtergaele
Teodorico 'Raposão'
Myrian Muniz
Titi
Eliane Giardini
Countess of Gouvarinho
Maria Clara Fernandez
Encarnación
Felipe Martins
Eusébio Silveira
Ariclê Perez
Maria da Gama
Otávio Müller
Dalmaso Salcede
Rodrigo Penna
Artur Curvelo
Bruno Garcia
Adelino
Rita Elmôr
Teresinha Silveira
Leonardo Medeiros
Taveira
Cecil Thiré
Jacob Cohen
Ivan Mesquita
Coronel Sequeira
Maria Luísa Mendonça
Rachel Cohen
Stênio Garcia
Manuel Monforte
Sérgio Viotti
Father Vasques
Paulo Betti
Joaquim Alvares de Castro Gomes
Jussara Freire
Amélia
José Lewgoy
Abbot Custódio
Francisca Queiroz
Ana
Ana Carolina Herquet
Maria Eduarda (criança)
Ewerton de Castro
Manuel Vilaça
Adriano Leonel
Eusebiozinho (criança)
Alisson Silveira
Charles
Antonio Calloni
Palma Cavalão
Ilya São Paulo
Vitorino Cruges
Thelma Reston
Vicência
Otávio Augusto
Count of Gouvarinho
Carlos Alberto
Dom Diogo Coutinho
Dan Stulbach
Craft
Eva Wilma
Maria da Cunha
Walter Breda
Xavier
Luis De Lima
Guimarães

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Miniseries

2001 | 42 Episodes

Miniseries of Os Maias premiered on Jan 09 2001

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A review by Filipe Manuel Neto

Written by Filipe Manuel Neto on Thu Dec 08 2022

**A competent and well-made miniseries that, however, has some minor flaws to consider.** I don't think I'm saying anything new if I say that Brazilian series and soap operas are one of the best and most interesting in the South American universe, and the best known internationally, in Portuguese language. This does not denote any demerit of Portuguese or even Angolan TV productions..., but it does show the strength of the Brazilian TV market and the Brazilian capacity to export and sell what is made by its television stations. Things that Portuguese dramatic production insists on not learni...