Lado a Lado
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| Lado a Lado | |
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| Opening theme | "Liberdade! Liberdade! Abra as Asas sobre Nós" by Imperatriz Leopoldinense |
| Country of origin | Brazil |
| Original language | Portuguese |
| No. of episodes | 154 (original run) 105 (international version) |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 35–43 minutes |
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| Network | TV Globo |
| Release | 10 September 2012 – 8 March 2013 |
Lado a Lado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈladwɐ ˈladu]; Side by Side) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 10 September 2012 to 8 March 2013.
Written by João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lage, with Chico Soares, Douglas Tourinho, Fernando Rebello, Vellego Jackie, Nina Crintzs and Maria Camargo as co-writers, alongside Gilberto Braga as script advisor. Directed by Dennis Carvalho and Vinicius Coimbra. Starring Camila Pitanga and Marjorie Estiano in the lead roles, alongside Patrícia Pillar, Lázaro Ramos, Thiago Fragoso, Caio Blat, Alessandra Negrini, Sheron Menezzes and Rafael Cardoso in the supporting roles.
The plot revolves around two women from different social classes and race in the early 20th century, shortly after the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
In 2013, the show won the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela.[1]
Set in Rio de Janeiro's beginning of the 20th century, Lado a Lado tells the story of a friendship between two women: Isabel (Camila Pitanga), a descendant of a poor slave, and Laura (Marjorie Estiano), a white girl, daughter of a baroness. Despite their very different origins and backgrounds, the two girls become very close while aspiring to a future of equality between men and women, and between black and white people. They meet on their wedding day and build a friendship capable of shaking the tree of Constância (Patrícia Pillar), Laura's mother, a baroness traditionalist.[2][3][4][5]
Cast
| Actor | Character[6] |
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| Camila Pitanga | Isabel Nascimento (Isabelle, la Brésilienne) |
| Marjorie Estiano | Laura Assunção Vieira (journalistic pseudonym: Paulo Lima) |
| Lázaro Ramos | Zé Maria dos Santos (Zé Navalha)' |
| Thiago Fragoso | Edgar Lemos Vieira (journalistic pseudonym: Antônio Ferreira) |
| Patrícia Pillar | Constância Camargo Assunção (Baronesa da Boa Vista) |
| Alessandra Negrini | Catarina Ribeiro |
| Sheron Menezzes | Berenice |
| Zezeh Barbosa | Tia Jurema |
| Milton Gonçalves | Seu Afonso Nascimento |
| Rafael Cardoso | Alberto Camargo Assunção Filho (Albertinho) |
| Caio Blat | Fernando Lemos Vieira |
| Maria Padilha | Diva Celeste |
| Maria Clara Gueiros | Neusinha Soares (Jacqueline Duvivier) |
| Paulo Betti | Mário Cavalcanti |
| Cássio Gabus Mendes | Bonifácio Vieira |
| Isabela Garcia | Célia Camargo (Celinha) |
| Débora Duarte | Eulália Praxedes |
| Werner Schünemann | Dr. Alberto Assunção |
Soundtrack
Awards and nominations
| Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
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| 25 November 2013[9] | International Emmy Awards | Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Won |
| 12 November 2013[10][11] | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Makeup | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Patrícia Pillar | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Lázaro Ramos | Nominated | ||
| Thiago Fragoso | Nominated | |||
| Best Costume Design | Beth Filipecki and Renaldo Machado | Won | ||
| Best Telemovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated | ||
| 24 April 2013[12] | Prêmio Camélia da Liberdade | Medium Vehicle | Lado a Lado | Won |
| 17 March 2013[13][14] | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated | ||
| Patrícia Pillar | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actress | Isabela Garcia | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Caio Blat | Nominated | ||
| Best Kid Actor | Cauê Campos | Won | ||
| Best Direction | Dennis Carvalho and Vinícius Coimbra | Nominated | ||
| Best Author | João Ximenes Braga and Cláudia Lage | Nominated | ||
| 6 December 2012[15] | Prêmio CGP | Best Costume | Beth Filipecki | Won |
| Best Scenography | Mario Monteiro and Fabio Rangel | Won | ||
| 31 December 2012[16][17] | Prêmio Noveleiros | Best Couple | Edgar and Laura | Won |
| Most Jealous Character | Berenice | Won | ||
| Fernando | Nominated | |||
| Best Vilan | Constância | Nominated | ||
| Catarina | Nominated | |||
| Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress | Patrícia Pillar | Nominated | ||
| 13 May 2013[18][19] | Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão | Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated | ||
| Best Child Actor | Cauê Campos | Nominated | ||
| Best Telenovela Author | Claudia Lages and João Ximenes Braga | Nominated | ||
| Best Telenovela Director | Denis Carvalho and Vinícius Coimbra | Nominated | ||
| Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated | ||
| 2 December 2013[20] | Retrospectiva UOL | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated | ||
| Patrícia Pillar | Nominated | |||
| Best Actor | Lázaro Ramos | Nominated | ||
| Best Vilan | Constância | Nominated | ||
| Best Couple | Isabel e Zé Maria | Nominated | ||
| 9 December 2013[21] | Diário Gaúcho | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated | ||
| Lázaro Ramos | Nominated | |||
| 28 December 2012[22] | Melhores de TV Press | Best Author | João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lages | Won |
| Best Photography | Walter Carvalho | Won | ||
| 19 March 2013[23][24] | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated |
| 1 February 2013[25][26] | Prêmio Trans Brasil TV | Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013[27][28] | Troféu Raça Negra | Best Actress | Zezé Barbosa | Won |
| 9 December 2013[29][30] | Troféu APCA | Best Actor | Lázaro Ramos | Nominated |
Main themes
- Laura (Marjorie Estiano) and Isabel's (Camila Pitanga) story had discussions about sexism, female emancipation and sexual freedom of women.[31][32][33]
- Laura and Edgar's (Thiago Fragoso) divorce at the beginning of the twentieth century.[34][35][36][37][38]
- The drama of illegitimate children, represented by Isabel and Albertinho (Rafael Cardoso), Edgar and Catarina (Alessandra Negrini) and other characters.[39][40]
- The prejudice suffered by single mothers (as Isabel and Catarina) and divorced women (as Laura), and social and cultural inclusion of lower classes and African descent, as José Maria (Lázaro Ramos) and Isabel, after the end of the slavery and monarchy.[41][42]
- Sexual harassment and attempted rape of Laura.[43][44]
- Discussions on religious freedom and inclusion of African-Brazilian culture (samba, capoeira, candomblé), as Tia Jurema (Zezé Barbosa), Isabel and José Maria.[45][46][47][48]
- The admission of Laura in a sanatorium, for being studious and oppositional.[49][50][51][52]
- The origin of soccer in Brazil by the elite, and the exclusion of the lower classes.[53][54][55]
Historical inspirations
- Laura was inspired by George Sand, Nísia Floresta and Júlia Lopes de Almeida.[56][57][58][59]
- Isabel was inspired by Josephine Baker.[60]
