A lei e o Crime
Encyclopedia
A Lei e o Crime is a Brazil
ian serial
dramatic television series, created by Marcílio Moraes, produced and broadcast by Rede Record
, which premiered on January 9, 2009.
The series revolves around a low-class worker turned into drugdealer and a noble
-blood woman turned into a police captain
, who seeks for justice and revenge of her father's death.
It is directed by Alexandre Avancini and written by Marcílio Moraes, Joaquim Assis, René Belmonte, Leonardo Gudel, Sylvia Palma, Eduardo Quental and Irene Bosísio.
Since its premiere, A Lei e o Crime has achieved unexpectedly high audience ratings
, with a 20-point average in São Paulo
, and constantly leading the ratings in Rio de Janeiro
, taking off rival Rede Globo
's usual number-one spot.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian serial
Serial (radio and television)
Serials are series of television programs and radio programs that rely on a continuing plot that unfolds in a sequential episode by episode fashion. Serials typically follow main story arcs that span entire television seasons or even the full run of the series, which distinguishes them from...
dramatic television series, created by Marcílio Moraes, produced and broadcast by Rede Record
Rede Record
Rede Record de Televisão is a Brazilian television network, founded in 1953 by Paulo Machado de Carvalho, also founder of Rádio Record. Currently it is owned by businessman Edir Macedo, founder and bishop of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God. Since 2007 it is Brazil's second largest...
, which premiered on January 9, 2009.
The series revolves around a low-class worker turned into drugdealer and a noble
Nobility
Nobility is a social class which possesses more acknowledged privileges or eminence than members of most other classes in a society, membership therein typically being hereditary. The privileges associated with nobility may constitute substantial advantages over or relative to non-nobles, or may be...
-blood woman turned into a police captain
Police captain
- France :France uses the rank of capitaine for management duties in both uniformed and plain-clothed policing. The rank comes senior to lieutenant and junior to commandant....
, who seeks for justice and revenge of her father's death.
It is directed by Alexandre Avancini and written by Marcílio Moraes, Joaquim Assis, René Belmonte, Leonardo Gudel, Sylvia Palma, Eduardo Quental and Irene Bosísio.
Since its premiere, A Lei e o Crime has achieved unexpectedly high audience ratings
Audience measurement
Audience measurement measures how many people are in an audience, usually in relation to radio listenership and television viewership, but also in relation to newspaper and magazine readership and, increasingly, web traffic on websites...
, with a 20-point average in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, and constantly leading the ratings in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, taking off rival Rede Globo
Rede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
's usual number-one spot.
Cast
- Francisca QueirozFrancisca QueirozFrancisca Vaz Queiroz is a Brazilian television and film actress. She plays the lead role, Catarina, in the television series A Lei e o Crime.-Biography:...
- Catarina Laclos - Ângelo Paes Leme - Nando "Nandinho da Bazuca"
- Raquel Nunes - Olímpia
- Heitor Martinez - Leandro
- Caio Junqueira - Romero
- Gabriela Durlo - Rosa
- Valquíria Ribeiro - Maria Joana
- Rogério Britto - Araújo
- Aline Borges - Gislaine "Lacraia"
- André Ramiro - Tião Meleca
- Sílvio Guindane - Valdo
- Felipe Martins - André
- Daniel Andrade - Orlando
- Adriana Prado - Josefa
- Juliana Teixeira - Margarida
- Eduardo Lago - Renato
- Tião D'Ávila
- Kito Junqueira - Ari
- Chico Expedito - Cícero
- Luiz Carlos de Moraes - Izaque
- Cristina Pereira - Jussara
- Léa GarciaLéa GarciaLéa Garcia is a Brazilian actress. She is known for her numerous television and film roles. Her breakout role was in the Oscar winning Black Orpheus, in which she portrayed Serafina, Eurydice's crazy cousin....
- Clara - Marília Barbosa - Luísa
- Rodrigo Costa - Celso
- Giullia Buscaio - Patrícia
- Larissa Henrique - Sandrinha
- Marcílio Moraes - escritor
- Roberto Frota - Reinaldo
- Nildo ParenteNildo ParenteNildo Parente was a Brazilian film actor. He appeared in 60 films between 1962 and 2010. Parente died on 31 January 2011, in Rio de Janeiro, due to a stroke.-Selected filmography:* The Alienist...
- Alcebíades de Souza - Jonas Bloch - Dep. Feitosa
- Cláudio Gabriel - Anderson
- Marcelo Escorel - Juvenal
- Marcela Moura - Laura
- Sérgio Henrique - Chulé
- Paulo CarvalhoPaulo CarvalhoPaulo Santos Carvalho is a Brazilian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a junior flyweight.He beat Oscar Negrete and Winston Mendez Montero at the qualifier.-References:***...
- Belisário - Jonathan Nogueira - Edson
- Natália GuimarãesNatália GuimarãesNatália Guimarães is a former Miss Universe Brazil. She won the title on April 14, 2007 beating out over 26 other contestants from states and the Federal District, Brasília....
- Gisele - Vanessa Gerbelli