Debora Olivieri

Sentimental Education centers on the unique relationship between Áurea, a lonely 40 year old teacher, and a young man she has just met by chance – one of these encounters which mythology and literature are full of. A delicate soul who finds itself attracted to a beauty that seems to demand, disturb and move her. That shakes her up entirely. During the days following their first conversation, she will expose all her feelings through classes in which he will let himself be carried away. Until an unusual episode from the past is revealed and changes everything.

The story of Orisbela, a young and religious woman who comes from Portugal to Brazil to marry Francisco de Albuquerque, a rude sugar-cane plantation owner, in 1570.

Moments before turning 90 years of age, Alberto remembers his life, lived in Copacabana, a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro. The film is a comedy about old age nowadays, with Copacabana as a background.

Movie version of Brazillian children's television series TV Colosso.

A man, who creates pasts for a living, struggles to find his own past while a mysterious woman takes a dangerous step.

Pedro, a widowed musician who lives with his granddaughter, begins to have episodes of forgetfulness and is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. While dealing with the illness, Pedro begins to have hallucinations of his deceased wife.

A couple, Lauro and Renata, travels to a remote area surrounded by rain forest in Rio De Janeiro. Once they are there, Lauro is told by a bar owner that gruesome murders are taking place in that area. Intending to keep this information hidden from his girlfriend, Lauro and Renata discover they might be not alone when staying in a isolated house.

A new school year begins; students are invited to the first music competition, but only one band can win.

"No one loves anyone for more than two years" is an adaptation of Nelson Rodrigues' work about five couples that live in Brazil in the early 60's, who are seen by the society as conventional people, but whose intimate lives turn out to be morally questionable.

Two women, long-time friends, embark on a love story. They are writers who do not write to publish but for themselves. Their mutual conversation, their desires, the risks and phantoms of existence, the privilege of the wounded and of condemnation, traverse their speech, are a confession.

Daniel O'Neil is a promising writer who has to work hard when Dora, his rich girlfriend, breaks up with him. Expelled from the hotel where he lives in Copacabana, Daniel moves into the small apartment of Meg, his best friend. He puts them both in danger when he gets a ride with a drug dealer who ends up being chased by the police and asks Daniel to keep two packages of cocaine.

Chiquititas is a Brazilian children's musical telenovela co-produced by SBT and Telefe and originally broadcast on SBT from July 28, 1997, to January 19, 2001. Based on the original Argentine telenovela created by Cris Morena, it was adapted for Brazilian television by Ecila Pedroso for the first season and Caio de Andrade for the subsequent seasons. Starring Flávia Monteiro, Fernanda Souza, and a large ensemble cast, the series ran for five seasons and became one of the most successful children's productions in Brazilian television history. The story follows a group of orphaned children living at the Raio de Luz orphanage, where they find love, friendship, and hope under the care of the kind-hearted Carolina "Carol" Correia. As the children face abandonment, family conflicts, first love, and personal challenges, they rely on music, imagination, and friendship to overcome adversity while dreaming of finding a family and a brighter future.

Fashion designer Andréa Vargas finds out the hard way she is adopted. The relationship with her sister Júlia had always been difficult, since childhood, and the antagonism grew when Júlia came between Andréa and her first true love, Diogo. But the worst is still to come: her first assistant in her atelier, Selma, is having an affair with her husband Bruno.

This top-seller recounts the saga of Italians who immigrated to Brazil during the XIX century, seeking their fortunes in America. The forbidden love between Giulliana and Matteo flowers in the midst of the sweeping changes ushered in by the arrival of these Europeans in Brazilian towns. This great epic has thrilled viewers in more than eighty countries.

The adventures of a man with amnesia who struggles to rediscover his past while learning to live in the present.

Floribella is a Brazilian children's musical telenovela produced by RGB Entertainment and broadcast by Band from April 4, 2005, to August 12, 2006. It is an adaptation of the Argentine telenovela Floricienta (2004), created by Cris Morena. Adapted by Patrícia Moretzsohn and Jaqueline Vargas, with general direction by Elisabetta Zenatti, the telenovela stars Juliana Silveira, Roger Gobeth, Maria Carolina Ribeiro, Mário Frias, Suzy Rêgo, Daniel Ávila, and Cássia Linhares. The story follows Maria Flor, a kind and optimistic young woman who becomes the nanny of the wealthy Fritzenwalden family's five orphaned children. With her cheerful personality and love of music, Flor transforms the household while falling in love with Frederico Fritzenwalden. As they face jealousy, family disputes, and the schemes of the ambitious Delfina, Flor uncovers secrets about her past and learns that courage, friendship, and hope can overcome even the greatest challenges.

Written by Manoel Carlos, “The Presence of Anita” is an amazing story about love, passion and the traps of destiny. Anita is an angel faced teenager who seduces a writer, destroying his family and his life. According to her, nothing is coincidence. Destiny is already written and she cannot change her fate.

The destinies of sisters Nina and Lenita intertwine with that of the Portuguese man Daniel, who falls in love with Nina. The villain JJ joins forces with Lenita to prevent Daniel and Nina from living their love.

In the past, as Adalberto Rangel, he met and seduced Maria Paula. With a calculated coldheart, he married her, stole her fortune, then abandoned her, unaware she was pregnant at the time. Ten years later, accompanied by her son Renato, Maria Paula plots to recover her dignity and to find justice by getting revenge against the indignities done to her.

Revolves around Caíque, a doctor who can see and speak to spirits, and his passion for Laura, a journalist who seeks to discover her mother.

An inheritance of millions brings the fun-loving Charlô (Irene Raveche) and her bad-tempered cousin Otávio (Tony Ramos) closer than they ever expected. The inheritance, which includes a mansion and a chain of clothing stores, stipulates that the assets remain in the family. And since no one is willing to give up their part they decide to share the mansion and the business, despite the mortal hatred they harbor for each other. Charlô’s adopted son Felipe (Edson Celulari) also becomes caught up in the situation. However, he turns against his mother and becomes Otávio’s right-hand man at the company.

Anna Millman is a portuguese teacher, she falls for Joaquim Martinho, an actor. Both meet in Europe and travel to Brazil together with the future princess of Brazil, Leopoldina from Austria. The romance between the teacher and the actor evolves during a time of revolution, the independence of Brazil

In this romantic comedy, life links together the fate of three completely different women, after witnessing the murder of a judge during a hurricane in Cancun. To stay safe, Kyra, Alexia and Luna have to give up their lives and start over with new identities on a witness protection program. Packed with romance and new experiences, the struggle for survival will make them question their dreams and loves they had until that point.

Antônio Alves, Taxista is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Ronda Studios and broadcast by SBT from May 6 to August 10, 1996. It is a Brazilian adaptation of the Argentine telenovela Rolando Rivas, taxista (1972), created by Alberto Migré. Adapted by Ronaldo Ciambroni, with direction by Jorge Montero and general direction by Marcelo Travesso, the telenovela stars Fábio Jr., Guilhermina Guinle, Branca de Camargo, Rubens Caribé, Elaine Cristina, Murilo Rosa, and Eliete Cigarini. The story follows Antônio Alves, a humble taxi driver who moves to São Paulo after the death of his parents and becomes responsible for supporting his four younger siblings. While trying to build a better life, he meets Mônica, a young woman from a wealthy family, and the two fall in love despite their different social backgrounds. Their relationship faces family conflicts, personal struggles, and challenges involving friendship, responsibility, and the search for happiness.

During the Golden Age of radio, Isa dreams of a singing career. When her uncle is arrested, she moves to Rio de Janeiro and becomes entangled in a love triangle with Hélio and Mário.

An American writer has to learn the quirks of Rio de Janeiro’s people after moving to the Brazilian city.

It tells the story of two contrasting realities in the early 20th century: The construction of a railway in the Amazon rainforest and the glamorous life of Rio de Janeiro, where politicians and big businessmen lived. Consuelo is a young pianist heading toward the Amazon with her husband, Alonso. On the way, the two have an accident, and Alonso ends up losing his life. Alone and helpless, Consuelo gets lost in the middle of the forest, being weak and very sick. However, she ends up being supported by Joe Caripuna, a local Indian who welcomes the girl. The two become great friends, and Joe falls in love with the girl. He takes her to live around the railroad workers' camp, where she meets Dr. Richard Finnegan, who takes care of her health and all the workers who were in a dramatic situation. Richard also falls in love with Consuelo, who repays love, but the difficulties of work and the situations in which they find themselves make it difficult for them to get closer.

A "normal" couple are living a "normal" life together, but they have many complaints about themselves and each other.

An heir to a throne in love with a commoner. An inconsequential prince, who thinks only of taking advantage of royal patronage. An ambitious princess, capable of everything to get what she wants.