Malhação
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Malhação is a Brazil
ian soap opera
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 (Multiple Choice) High School
. In 2009, the location became a High School placed within a Shopping mall
.
Malhação was very popular in Portugal
(known as New Wave,when was broadcasted on SIC
). The show inspired others soaps, like portuguese channel TVI
's Morangos com Açúcar
, which is strongly based on the Malhação format, and brazilian channel Rede Record
's , Alta Estação (High Station).
The show reached its peak in 2004, with Guilherme Berenguer
and Juliana Didone
as the leads, and the ratings decreased from this season on reach an incredible 42 million viewers. In 2005 and 2006, Malhação lost a huge part of its fanbase to the Mexican
teen soap Rebelde
, airing at SBT. Malhação used the technique Cold open
by the end of 2007.
Like American soap operas, cast and characters change from year to year, but actors and characters who have stayed for long in the soap are, among others, Alexandre Slaviero whose character "Kiko" has experienced changes (he has gone from student, to bad boy, to steroid
addict, to model) and Sérgio Hondjakoff, whose character Cabeção, was in the story from 2000 to 2005.
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 soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
for the teenage audience. The soap started in 1995, and was set in a fictional Gym Club
Gym
The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
called Malhação on Barra da Tijuca
Barra da Tijuca
Barra da Tijuca is a famous neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located southwest of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra, as it is popularly known, will have most of the venues of the 2016 Summer Olympics, which will be the first edition held in South America. Barra is well-known for its...
, 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...
. Through the years the location varied slightly. Although the name of the soap remains the same, it is now set in the Múltipla Escolha (Multiple Choice) High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
. In 2009, the location became a High School placed within a Shopping mall
Shopping mall
A shopping mall, shopping centre, shopping arcade, shopping precinct or simply mall is one or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to easily walk from unit to unit, along with a parking area — a modern, indoor version...
.
Malhação was very popular in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
(known as New Wave,when was broadcasted on SIC
SIC (Portugal)
SIC - Sociedade Independente de Comunicação is a Portuguese television network and media company, which runs several television channels. Their flagship channel is the eponymous SIC, the third terrestrial television station in Portugal, launched on October 6, 1992...
). The show inspired others soaps, like portuguese channel TVI
TVI (Portugal)
Televisão Independente is Portugal's fourth terrestrial television channel, launched in 1993. It has been leading audience ratings since 2005. It competes directly with SIC and RTP1.-History:...
's Morangos com Açúcar
Morangos com Açúcar
Morangos com Açúcar is a Portuguese Teen drama. It is broadcasted daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI since 2003. In Portugal, it is currently on its eight season....
, which is strongly based on the Malhação format, and brazilian channel 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...
's , Alta Estação (High Station).
The show reached its peak in 2004, with Guilherme Berenguer
Guilherme Berenguer
Guilherme Berenguer is a Brazilian TV actor, best known for his roles in Malhação as Gustavo and Bang-Bang as Neon....
and Juliana Didone
Juliana Didone
Juliana Didone Nascimento is a Brazilian actress and former model.-Television career:Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, she is best known for her role as Letícia Gomes da Silva, the main character of the 2004 season of the telenovela Malhação...
as the leads, and the ratings decreased from this season on reach an incredible 42 million viewers. In 2005 and 2006, Malhação lost a huge part of its fanbase to the Mexican
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
teen soap Rebelde
Rebelde
Rebelde was a Mexican telenovela produced by Televisa and created by Cris Morena. It is a remake of a famous Argentine series Rebelde Way adapted for the Mexican audience therefore leading to differences in characters' backgrounds. The series ran for three seasons, the final episode airing in...
, airing at SBT. Malhação used the technique Cold open
Cold open
A cold open in a television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning or opening of the show, before the title sequence or opening credits are shown...
by the end of 2007.
Malhação main characters and actors since 1995
- 1995 - Héricles (Danton MelloDanton MelloDanton Mello is a Brazilian television actor.-Television jobs:*A Gata Comeu *Novo Amor *Mandala *Vale Tudo *Tieta *Despedida de Solteiro *Guerra Sem Fim...
) and Isabella (Juliana MartinsJuliana Martins (actress)Juliana Martins is a Brazilian television actress and model.-Partial Television jobs:*A Gata Comeu *Churrascaria Brasil *Kananga do Japão *Riacho Doce *Vamp *Malhação...
) - 1996 - Dado (Cláudio HeinrichCláudio HeinrichCláudio Heinrich is a Brazilian film and television actor.-Complete filmography:*Sonho de Verão *Xuxa Requebra *Xuxa Abracadabra *Didi Quer Ser Criança...
) and Luiza (Fernanda RodriguesFernanda RodriguesFernanda Rodrigues is a Brazilian film and television actress and entertainer.-Television jobs:*Vamp *Deus nos Acuda *A Viagem *Malhação *Malhação *Zazá *Corpo Dourado...
) - 1997 - Vudu (Pedro VasconcellosPedro VasconcellosPedro Vasconcellos is a Brazilian television actor.-External links:...
) and Patrícia (Luana PiovaniLuana PiovaniLuana Piovani is a Brazilian actress and model.Piovani started her career as a Ford Model Agency model in 1990 and a year later spent some time working in Japan....
) - 1998 - Bruno (Rodrigo FaroRodrigo FaroRodrigo Faro is a Brazilian telenovela actor, singer, dancer and TV presenter.He was a singer of the boy band Dominó.-Television jobs:*A Indomada *Malhação *Suave Veneno...
) and Alice (Cássia LinharesCássia LinharesCássia Linhares is a Brazilian television actress, best known for her role Alice in Malhação and Lulu in Uga-Uga .-External links:...
) - 1998/1999 - Mocotó (André MarquesAndré MarquesAndré Filipe Farias Marques is a Portuguese footballer who plays for S.C. Beira-Mar on loan from Sporting Clube de Portugal, as a left defender.-Football career:...
) - 1999 - Rodrigo (Mário FriasMário FriasMário Frias is a Brazilian telenovela actor.-Television jobs:*Malhação *As Filhas da Mãe *O Quinto dos Infernos *O Beijo do Vampiro *Senhora do Destino *Floribella...
) and Tati (Priscila FantinPriscila FantinPriscila Fantin is a Brazilian TV actress. She became famous for her role as Tatiana on the TV series Malhação. She was raised in Belo Horizonte....
) - 2000 - Marcelo (Fábio Azevedo) and Joana (Ludmila Dayer)
- 2001 - Gui (Iran Malfitano) and Nanda (Rafaela Mandelli)
- 2002 - Pedro (Henri CastelliHenri CastelliHenri Castelli, artistic name of Henri Lincoln Fernandes Nascimento is a Brazilian actor and model. Castelli was married supermodel Isabeli Fontana on December 10, 2005 and their son, Lucas, was born on October 23, 2006 in São Paulo. Fontana and Castelli are separated now and are in the process...
) and Júlia (Juliana SilveiraJuliana SilveiraJuliana Bragança Saúda Silveira, better known as Juliana Silveira , is a Brazilian actress and singer...
) - 2003 - Victor (Sérgio MaroneSérgio MaroneSérgio Passarella Marone is a Brazilian actor, born February 4, 1981, in São Paulo. He has appeared in numerous soap operas and recently posed for the Brazilian website "Paparazzo".- References :...
) and Luísa (Manuela do Monte) - 2004 - Gustavo (Guilherme BerenguerGuilherme BerenguerGuilherme Berenguer is a Brazilian TV actor, best known for his roles in Malhação as Gustavo and Bang-Bang as Neon....
) and Letícia (Juliana DidoneJuliana DidoneJuliana Didone Nascimento is a Brazilian actress and former model.-Television career:Born in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, she is best known for her role as Letícia Gomes da Silva, the main character of the 2004 season of the telenovela Malhação...
) - 2005 - Bernardo (Thiago Rodrigues) and Betina (Fernanda VasconcellosFernanda VasconcellosFernanda de Vasconcellos Galvez, commonly known as Fernanda Vasconcellos , is a Brazilian actress. She has played the lead role in four telenovelas.- Career :...
) - 2006 - Cauã (Bernardo Melo Barreto) and Manuela (Luiza Valdetaro)
- 2007 - André (Rômulo Arantes Neto) and Marcela (Thaila Ayala)
- 2008 - Gustavo (Rafael Almeida) and Angelina (Sophie CharlotteSophie Charlotte (actress)Sophie Charlotte is a Brazilian actress, known for her starring role in Angelina fifteenth season of the series Malhação.- Biography :...
) - 2009 - Luciano (Micael Borges), Marina (Bianca BinBianca BinBianca Bin , is a Brazilian actress. She has played the lead role in the telenovela Cordel Encantado.- Career :Born in Jundiaí, São Paulo state, she played the lead role, Marina, in the 2009 season of Malhação. After leaving Malhação, she played popular character Fátima in Rede Globo's telenovela...
), Caio (Humberto Carrão) - 2009/2010 - Bernardo Oliveira (FiukFilipe GalvãoFiuk is the stage name of Filipe Kartalian Ayrosa Galvão . He is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and actor known for playing "Bernardo Oliveira" in the seventeenth season of the telenovela Malhação...
) and Cristiana (Cristiana PeresCristiana PeresCristiana Monteiro Peres is a Brazilian actress. She played the lead role in a telenovela.- Biography :Cristiana Peres was born in Rio de Janeiro, but she moved to Itaipava, a district of Petrópolis when she was still a child. She returned to her home city when she was 14 years-old to study...
) - 2010 - Pedro (Bruno Gissoni) and Catarina (Daniela Carvalho)
- 2011 - Gabriel (Caio Paduan) and Cristal (Thaís Melchior)
Like American soap operas, cast and characters change from year to year, but actors and characters who have stayed for long in the soap are, among others, Alexandre Slaviero whose character "Kiko" has experienced changes (he has gone from student, to bad boy, to steroid
Anabolic steroid
Anabolic steroids, technically known as anabolic-androgen steroids or colloquially simply as "steroids", are drugs that mimic the effects of testosterone and dihydrotestosterone in the body. They increase protein synthesis within cells, which results in the buildup of cellular tissue ,...
addict, to model) and Sérgio Hondjakoff, whose character Cabeção, was in the story from 2000 to 2005.
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Malhação around the world
- Country - timetables
- Australia - 00:15 h/17: 00h
- Japan - 17:50 h -
- Canada - 03:00 h/10: 50h
- United States - 03:00 h/10: 50h
- Mexico - 03:00 h/10: 50h
- Guatemala - 03:00 h/10: 50h
- Bolivia - 05:00 h/13: 15h
- Ecuador - 05:00 h/13: 15h
- Uruguay - 06:00 h/13: 50h
- Chile - 06:00 h/13: 50h
- Peru - 06:00 h/13: 50h
- Paraguay - 06:00 h/13: 50h
- Colombia - 06:00 h/13: 50h
- Venezuela - 06:00 h/13: 50h
- Spain - 11:00 h/17: 50h
- France - 11:00 h/17: 50h
- Italy - 11:00 h/17: 50h
- Swiss - 11:00 h/17: 50h
- Argentina - 11:35 h
- United Kingdom - 15:35 h/22: 40h
- Ireland - 15:35 h/22: 40h
- Holland - 16:35 h/23: 40h
- Germany - 16:35 h/23: 40h
- Brazil - 17:30 h
- Greece - 17:35 h
- Malhação arrives at the countries by Globo International.
- Malhação ID