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(2004–2005)

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8/10
Mostly awesome!
darkghost340022 September 2015
Warning: Spoilers
There is a very good job here. The scenery, the plot, the costumes, the atmosphere and the soundtrack are pretty good.

The cast is generally likable or memorable. Leoncio Almeida is an excellent villain, with his motivations, dangers, attitude, everything. He introduced good fear and threat to Isaura and the other characters. The other villains are also well done. The protagonist, Isaura, is not a bad character, but not very interesting, either. The characters which had to be sympathetic were so.

Acting in general was great. You believe them most of the time. My only complaint is Miguel, who seems to have fear all the time and has a rather lifeless interpretation.

The script was coherent, believable and catchy, the storyline was interesting and enjoyable aside from the brutal violence and the moments worked successfully. However, there is a big problem: the alternate endings system is inconsistent. When the murderer turns out to be an X character, everybody is happy even if the murderer is close to them. While Leoncio's death wasn't mishandled and there was mystery, the next chapters were somewhat tedious but entertaining.

Mostly, the show is well done, but it has a mishandled ending. Aside from that, I recommend it.
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10/10
For those who love fairy tales...
AlexeiAngelov6 November 2006
Actually I hate Soaps...But I love fairy tales, I love that old Disney's Classics, OK nobody is perfect and we all have our little secrets. I was waiting for the beginning of a TV show, Not "A Scrava..." when I led the TV on and I saw this old fashioned (in my opinion)Soap, with people dressed with costumes from the XIX century and I thought: oh my god this is gonna be a boring wait... Surprisingly, I've got hooked by the good script, and the villain Leoncio and the way he treated Isaura then I thought OK , not so bad... Next day, same wait, Isaura was the "Bridge" between two shows but it was really good , it wasn't boring at all, I was wondering about the male character, not Leoncio, he was a good villain and I didn't expect that Isaura will love him, the male character, the handsome prince from that old tales appeared at the middle of the story and wow! it worked!!! Bianca Rinaldi is perfect in her role, makes a pure and really innocent Isaura, as great as the whole cast.The story became a wonderful story, entertaining, not boring, and I fell for it, with beloved characters, and great acting and really great costumes, good locations, and the magic of love.The story of course is just a tale but don't forget about the reality of the slavism at that time. Sometimes the script becomes repetitive but it's not boring at all, you'll be hoping for Isaura's freedom and you will love this story. Personally, I love this soap, I haven't seen the original, but this one deserves a 10, if you believe in the magic of love, the good and the evil, and how everything could become better and most of all the power of freedom, I hope you watch this Soap, just one word: Wonderful (for those who love fairy tales).
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Nota 10
angelicavalente16 July 2016
Excellent remake and good direction, with cinematic images and dynamic history. The non-famous cast enabled good interpretations. Especially Bianca Rinaldi, Mayara Magri, Patrícia França, Gabriel Gracindo and Andrew Fusko. The story is the same and different from the original (from Rede Globo). The author Tiago Santiago did not copy the mannerisms and costumes, but kept the essence of "good girl" of the character, often strong and fragile at the same time. Henrique Daniel played the opening theme song, "Sunshine that brightens the earth", and Rogerio Machado closing "Retirantes". The cast received the Zumbi dos Palmares Award consecrations.
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