Brazilian television sitcom (2001?2014)
| A Grande Familia
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 English title card
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| Genre
| Sitcom
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| Based on
| A Grande Familia
by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Armando Costa
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| Developed by
| Claudio Paiva
Guel Arraes
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| Starring
| Marco Nanini
Marieta Severo
Pedro Cardoso
Andrea Beltrao
Guta Stresser
Lucio Mauro Filho
Marcos Oliveira
Tonico Pereira
Evandro Mesquita
Luis Miranda
Vinicius Moreno
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| Opening theme
| "A Grande Familia"
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| Composers
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| Country of origin
| Brazil
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| Original language
| Portuguese
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| No.
of seasons
| 14
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| No.
of episodes
| 485
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| Production locations
| Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
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| Camera setup
| Single-camera setup
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| Running time
| 30 minutes or more
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| Network
| Rede Globo
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| Release
| 29 March 2001
(
2001-03-29
)
[6]
[7]
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11 September 2014
(
2014-09-11
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A Grande Familia
(English:
The Big Family
)
[8]
is a Brazilian television
sitcom
created by
Oduvaldo Vianna Filho
and Armando Costa that originally aired on
Rede Globo
from 29 March 2001 to 11 September 2014. The show tells the story of a typical
middle-class
family living in a suburban neighborhood of
Rio de Janeiro
. It is a remake of the series of the same name that aired in Brazil in the 1970s.
[9]
The family consists of a working father, Lineu, a housewife and mother, Nene, their son Tuco, their daughter Bebel, and Bebel's fiancee, Agostinho, a taxi driver portrayed as the typical
carioca
malandro
. The family's grandfather, Floriano, was written out of the story after the death of actor Rogerio Cardoso.
In addition to being the longest-running Brazilian sitcom,
[10]
A Grande Familia
is considered one of the most popular comedy shows in Brazil.
[11]
[12]
A film based on the series was released in theaters on 10 January 2007.
[13]
Plot
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Lineu (
Marco Nanini
), the head of the family and quintessential patriarch, acts like a father to everyone in the house, including to his street-wise son-in-law, the hilarious Agostinho (
Pedro Cardoso
). Lineu is as methodical and strait-laced as Agostinho is roguish and full of mischief. Lineu is married to the sweet Nene (
Marieta Severo
), and unlike most long-married couples, they are still passionately in love.
Bebel (
Guta Stresser
) is their dreamer daughter whose head is constantly in the clouds. And, of course, she could only be married to Agostinho. This family couldn't be complete without the eternal teenager Tuco (Lucio Mauro Filho), a real mommy's boy who doesn't get any breaks from his dad.
[8]
Cast and characters
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Episodes
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| Season
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Episodes
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Originally aired
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DVD
and
Blu-ray
year release
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| Season premiere
|
Season finale
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Region 1
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Region 2
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Region 4
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1
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36
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29 March 2001
(
2001-03-29
)
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23 January 2002
(
2002-01-23
)
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2002
[14]
|
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2
|
37
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4 April 2002
(
2002-04-04
)
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26 December 2002
(
2002-12-26
)
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2003
[15]
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3
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10 April 2003
(
2003-04-10
)
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25 December 2003
(
2003-12-25
)
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2009
[16]
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4
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30
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15 April 2004
(
2004-04-15
)
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23 December 2004
(
2004-12-23
)
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5
|
36
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7 April 2005
(
2005-04-07
)
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22 December 2005
(
2005-12-22
)
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6
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37
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6 April 2006
(
2006-04-06
)
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21 December 2006
(
2006-12-21
)
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7
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12 April 2007
(
2007-04-12
)
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20 December 2007
(
2007-12-20
)
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?
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?
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?
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8
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38
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3 April 2008
(
2008-04-03
)
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18 December 2008
(
2008-12-18
)
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?
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?
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?
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9
|
36
|
16 April 2009
(
2009-04-16
)
|
17 December 2009
(
2009-12-17
)
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?
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?
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?
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10
|
8 April 2010
(
2010-04-08
)
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23 December 2010
(
2010-12-23
)
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2010
[17]
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11
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38
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7 April 2011
(
2011-04-07
)
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22 December 2011
(
2011-12-22
)
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?
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?
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?
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12
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5 April 2012
(
2012-04-05
)
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22 December 2012
(
2012-12-22
)
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?
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?
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?
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13
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26
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4 April 2013
(
2013-04-04
)
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26 September 2013
(
2013-09-26
)
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?
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?
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?
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14
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23
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10 April 2014
(
2014-04-10
)
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11 September 2014
(
2014-09-11
)
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?
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?
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?
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Reception
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Awards and nominations
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A Grande Familia
has received awards, including seven Extra Awards,
[18]
[19]
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[22]
[23]
[24]
three Arte e Qualidade awards,
[25]
[26]
[27]
one APCA award,
[28]
and a nomination for an
International Emmy Award
for actor Pedro Cardoso.
[29]
References
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External links
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