Series like The Return Of The Rockefeller

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   Super Plá

   Same creator

   1969 · Comedy · Drama · Soap

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   After a fall, intelligent young Plácido becomes a little slow. As an adult he works at a bank and his keen intelligence returns when he drinks the soft drink "Super Plá". Other side stories include the love relationship between Baby Stompanato and Joana Martini, and the life of Majô Prado, a neurotic millionairess and prominent personality living in São Paulo.

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   • the same creator
   • several principal cast members
   • a closely matched era

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   Feijão Maravilha

   Same creator

   1979 · Comedy · Soap

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   Romantic and dreamy, Eliana works at a five-star hotel and becomes involved with unrequited love, a bumbling gang, and a complex police story.

   Why it connects

   • the same creator

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   Albert, the Rockefeller

   Same creator

   1968 · 50 min · Comedy · Drama · Soap

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   Albert, the Rockefeller is a Brazilian telenovela produced by TV Tupi and aired from November 4, 1968 to November 30, 1969. It was created by Cassiano Gabus Mendes, written by Bráulio Pedroso and directed by Lima Duarte and Walter Avancini.

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   • the same creator
   • several principal cast members

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   Parabéns pra Você

   Same creator

   1983 · Drama

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   The main axis of the miniseries is the story of the couple Mendonça and Maria Rita. The plot begins when Mendonça, a Physics teacher, turns 40. Discouraged with life and dissatisfied with his work, he complains about the routine and lack of prospects. His big dream was to do a postgraduate degree outside of Brazil, but he ended up not taking the project forward and suffers because of it to this day. He also doesn't feel happy in his romantic relationship, having settled into a marriage that has lasted several years. Maria Rita, in turn, is a journalist and is on the rise professionally. In his personal life, he knows that his marriage is not going well and he suffers from his partner's discouragement, but he ends up having a great idea thanks to this crisis: creating an interview program on the station where he works.

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   • the same creator
   • substantial genre overlap

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   Bravo!

   Shared cast

   1975 · 45 min · Drama · Soap

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   A widowed conductor rediscovers love when he meets a young woman from the countryside, but doubts about his music make him question his competence and distance himself from the woman he loves.

   Why it connects

   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a principal cast member
   • a closely matched era

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   Dancin' Days

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   1978 · 37 min · Drama · Soap

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   A down-on-her-luck former inmate tries to reconnect with her daughter--to the objections of her sister who raised the girl, meets a millionaire, and transforms into a strong woman, returning to society at Dancin' Days nightclub's opening.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap

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   Uma Rosa com Amor

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   1972 · Comedy · Drama · Soap

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   Serafina is a romantic young woman who dreams of experiencing great love. Claude is a wealthy businessman who is in the country illegally. The two make a deal that will transform their lives.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Isaura: Slave Girl

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   1976 · 36 min · Drama · Soap

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   Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.

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   • strong genre and series-style overlap
   • a closely matched era

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   Mário Fofoca

   Shared cast

   1983 · Comedy

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   Mário Fofoca, a bungling detective, moves to Rio and, with the help of a friend, investigates cases—starting with a wife's suspected infidelity.

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   • a principal cast member

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    Brookside

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    1982 · 90 min · Drama · Soap

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    The ground-breaking soap set in a housing estate on the outskirts of Liverpool.

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    • strong genre and series-style overlap

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