Tiago Santiago

Three stories are intermingled by the same theme: possessions.

Malhação is a Brazilian television series for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha High School.

An orphaned young man raised in the wild by an indigenous shaman is found by his grandfather and returned to his estranged family, where he finds himself as heir to their wealth.

The story begins in 1951 in Kubanacan, a small Caribbean island country known as a"banana republic", both for its prime export and its economic problems. After the death of the current president, General Carlos Camacho imposes a coup d'état and establishes a dictatorial regime. In addition, the new ruler marries the wife of her predecessor, Mercedes, first lady loved by the people for her help to the poor and with whom she had an affair for years. In the village of Santiago, a mysterious man falls from the sky during a storm with a chest shot, being saved by the fishermen and cared for by Marisol. Without memory, Esteban falls in love with the girl and disputes his heart with her husband, Enrico, who leaves and lets his ex-wife live with the new love, who takes over her two children. Seven years later, in 1958, Marisol meets Camacho, who convinces her to leave and live as his mistress, claiming she would never get out of poverty in the village.

After making a Faustian bargain with a vampire for fame, a regretful young singer must find a sacred, lost artifact that might revert the curse.

The plans of the young couple Daniel and Clarice are thwarted by Vitor Lopo Jr. He orders the kidnapping of the couple's newborn daughter, Mariana, who ends up living with Pestana and Elza—a pair who have kidnapped other children as well. Among the children kidnapped by Elza and Pestana is Joãozinho, the son of Joana and Felipe Marinho. The plot takes major unexpected turns.

Isaura was born in 1835, in the farm of Commender Almeida. She is the daughter of the slave Juliana and the tenant of the farm, Miguel. Juliana dies right after the birth, because she denied going to bed with the Commender. He whips her to death in revenge. So, Isaura is raised and educated by Gertrudes, wife of the Commender, who always wanted to have a daughter. In spite of her excellent education and the white skin, Isaura, as a daughter of a slave,will always be treated as a slave.

In Rome, Armando confesses to Father Guido Bellini that he is being hunted by a criminal organization led by a young man with paranormal powers. Some time later, Guido discovers that Armando has died and, feeling guilty for not having tried to prevent the man's murder, decides to leave the priesthood and return to Brazil. In the city of São Paulo, Guido dedicates himself to the study of paranormal phenomena in order to combat the organization led by César Zapata and his son Fred, the powerful young man to whom Armando referred. To confront the Zapatas, Guido relies on the help of Alef, also a paranormal young man who does not yet have full control of his powers. Alongside his fight against the criminal organization, Guido has a romance with Débora, Alef's mother. His main opponent, César, also likes Débora and does everything to separate her from Guido. He wages a veritable war against the former priest, using Fred's evil powers.

Brava Gente was a television series aired by TV Globo in Brazil between 2000 and 2003, initially as a special year-end. The program was adapted from stories and national stories, and plays by famous playwrights, screenwriters and signed by a number represented by several actors and actresses. The genres of the stories varied each week with the style of each director or author. Brava Gente in the stories ranged from comedies and dramas. In all 53 episodes were shown, broadcast on Tuesday nights.

Set in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, the story shows how Pardal and Bebel, young people newly arrived in the city, fall in love. However, each hides their true identity from the other.

Amor e Revolução is a Brazilian telenovela produced by SBT and originally broadcast from April 5, 2011, to January 13, 2012. Created by Tiago Santiago, with collaboration from Renata Dias Gomes, Miguel Paiva, and Eliana Garcia, and directed by Reynaldo Boury, the telenovela stars Graziella Schmitt, Cláudio Lins, and Lúcia Veríssimo. The production was the first Brazilian telenovela to portray the period of the military dictatorship as its main theme. Set between the 1960s and 1970s, the story follows Maria Paixão, a young woman involved in the armed resistance against the military regime, and José Guerra, a military officer who secretly opposes the government's actions. Despite being on opposite sides of the political conflict, they fall in love and face persecution, violence, ideological disagreements, and personal tragedies while fighting for their ideals and their relationship during one of the most turbulent periods in Brazilian history.

Uma Rosa com Amor is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by SBT from March 1 to August 16, 2010. It is a remake of the 1972 telenovela of the same name originally produced by TV Globo, created by Vicente Sesso. Adapted by Tiago Santiago, with collaboration from Renata Dias Gomes, Miguel Paiva, Maria Cláudia Oliveira, and Solange Castro Neves, and directed by Del Rangel and Luiz Antônio Piá, the telenovela stars Carla Marins, Cláudio Lins, Jussara Freire, Edney Giovenazzi, and Betty Faria. The story follows Serafina Rosa Petroni, a humble and romantic secretary who dreams of finding true love. After entering into a marriage of convenience with Claude Antoine, a French businessman, to help him solve his problems with Brazilian bureaucracy, the two begin a complicated relationship. Between misunderstandings, family conflicts, secrets, and differences in social background, they discover that a relationship built on an agreement can turn into genuine love.

Set in the 18th and 19th centuries, the miniseries draws on historical events to portray the behind-the-scenes story of Brazil's independence, blending humor and adventure.