Saramandaia

Saramandaia is a Brazilian telenovela originally written by Dias Gomes in 1976. It's considered remarkable because of the Magic Realism (used by the author to subtly criticize the Military Regime of the time) and had 160 chapters. The story centers on the name change that the city undergoes, promoted by the younger citizens and reviled by the older ones. It also focuses on the lives of the city's quirky residents.

★ 8.3/10 · 3 TMDB audience ratings

Starring

• Juca de OliveiraJoão Gibão (João Evangelista da Rosa Viana)
• Sonia BragaMarcina Moreira
• Antônio FagundesLua Viana
• Yoná MagalhãesZélia Tavares
• Dina SfatRisoleta
• Ary FontouraProfessor Aristóbulo Camargo
• Castro GonzagaZico Rosado
• Sebastião VasconcelosTenório Tavares

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