Brave Woman
Sold through trafficking, rescued by love.
2012 · 1 season · 179 eps · ★ 7.2 · Soap, Drama, Romance
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A moving tale of courage and resilience in the struggle for freedom – this is the role that life has cast for headstrong Morena in Brave Woman. Raised in a poor neighborhood in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, this tough and humble woman will spare no effort to protect her family and gain her independence.
Created by Glória Perez
Network: TV Globo
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Nanda Costa Morena Santos Ribeiro -
Rodrigo Lombardi Capitão Théo Garcia -
Cláudia Raia Lívia Marini -
Totia Meireles Wanda Rodrigues / Djanira Araújo / Adalgisa Araújo -
Giovanna Antonelli Delegada Heloísa Sampaio "Helô" -
Alexandre Nero Detetive Stenio Alencar -
Cleo Bianca Faber -
Domingos Montagner Zyah Khalid -
Dira Paes Lucimar Ribeiro -
Paloma Bernardi Rosângela -
Adriano Garib Alejandro Martiniz "Russo" -
Flávia Alessandra Drª. Érica Castro
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