Acting
Opposite Lives tells the story of Miguel (Leo Rosa), a young rich man of a traditional family, and Joana (MaytĂŞ Piragibe), a student and tourist guide who lives in a slum. Although dating an elegant and rich fashion designer, ErĂnia (LavĂnia Vlasak), Miguel and Joana fall in love for each other and they decide to get married.
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The story revolves around the conflicts within Silvana and Oliva's family—her mother and paternal grandfather—who are fighting for custody of Zeca after the child's father dies.
The irreverent Dulcinéa struggles to keep her revue theater, *Mambembe*, afloat; the building itself belongs to the traditional Maldonado family. The patriarch, Salvador Maldonado—a conservative man—keeps a tight rein on the clan, maintaining control over both the business and his children: Joana, an elegant and snobbish woman who is the staunchest defender of the views held by Pops, as the children call him; Téo, who has always silently submitted to the old man's high-handedness; Walter, dominated by his older sister and his father's favorite; and Lalucha, the youngest, a film student who challenges the status quo and rebels against the family's stuffy conservatism.
Sabrina is a wealthy young woman who hides her compulsion to steal from her parents – Hilda and Fred – and also conceals the fact that she rents a room at Lola's boarding house in the Rio de Janeiro suburbs, where she pretends to be a modest young woman looking for work. The parallel plots of the story unfold through these two distinct worlds in which Sabrina lives.
Four teenagers, each facing a major conflict. MajĂ´, the daughter of separated parents, has fallen in love with her mother Raquel’s husband, the teacher TĂşlio. CaĂto, who is gay, lives in a dysfunctional home where his parents' marriage—Dirceu and Marilu’s—is going from bad to worse. Doca is a drug addict, and his sister Bia has become pregnant by her boyfriend, Michel. Their parents, Odilon and Paula, are deeply unhappy as well. Interwoven with their stories is that of TĂşlio—a former addict turned upstanding teacher—who encounters a haunting figure from his past: his ex-sister-in-law, Fernanda.
Nine different women, their achievements, frustrations and conflicts, all played by Regina Duarte. At the beginning of each episode, the actress introduces the character she will play.
Documentary about the life of Brazillian journalist Paulo Francis
