Lado a Lado

Lado a Lado
Genre	drama
Created by	João Ximenes Braga Claudia Lage
Starring	Marjorie Estiano Camila Pitanga Thiago Fragoso Lázaro Ramos Alessandra Negrini Patrícia Pillar Werner Schünemann Caio Blat Cássio Gabus Mendes Christiana Guinle
Theme music composer	Liberdade! Liberdade! Abra as Asas sobre Nós - Imperatriz Leopoldinense
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language(s)	Portuguese
No. of episodes	151 (Original)/ 105 (Syndication)
Production
Production location(s)	Brazil
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Release
Original network	Rede Globo
Picture format	(HDTV) 1080i – 16:9 (SDTV) 480i – 4:3
Original release	September 10, 2012 - March 8, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by	Amor Eterno Amor
Followed by	Flor do Caribe
External links
Website

Lado a Lado (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈladw ɐ ˈlaðu], Side by Side) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo from September 10, 2012 to March 8, 2013. Written by Claudia Lage and João Ximenes Braga, with collaborations by Chico Soares, Douglas Tourinho, Fernando Rebello, Vellego Jackie, Nina Crintzs and Maria Camargo, script supervision by Gilberto Braga, directed by Dennis Carvalho and core general direction of Vinicius Coimbra, it starrs Camila Pitanga and Marjorie Estiano as the main characters.

In November 2013, Lado a Lado was prized as Best telenovela in the 2013 Emmy International.

Plot

Set in Rio de Janeiro's beginning of the 20th century, Lado a Lado tells the story of a friendship between two women:Isabel (Camila Pitanga), descendent of a poor slave, and Laura (Marjorie Estiano), a white girl, daughter of a baroness. Despite their very different origins and backgrounds, the two girls become very close while aspiring to a future of equality between men and women, and between black and white people. They meet on their wedding day and build a friendship capable of shaking the tree of Constância (Patrícia Pillar), Laura's mother, a baroness who refuses to accept the innovations of the twentieth century and the change of the country into a republic. ·  ·  ·

Cast

Main article: List of Lado a Lado characters

Actor	Character
Camila Pitanga	Isabel Nascimento (artistic pseudonym: Isabelle, la Brésilienne)
Marjorie Estiano	Laura Assunção Vieira (journalistic pseudonym: Paulo Lima)
Patrícia Pillar	Constância Camargo Assunção (Baronesa da Boa Vista)
Lázaro Ramos	Zé Maria dos Santos (pseudonym: Zé Navalha)'
Thiago Fragoso	Edgar Lemos Vieira (journalistic pseudonym: Antônio Ferreira)
Alessandra Negrini	Catarina Ribeiro
Sheron Menezzes	Berenice
Zezeh Barbosa	Tia Jurema
Milton Gonçalves	Seu Afonso Nascimento
Rafael Cardoso	Alberto Camargo Assunção Filho (Albertinho)
Caio Blat	Fernando Lemos Vieira
Maria Padilha	Diva Celeste
Maria Clara Gueiros	Neusinha Soares (artistic pseudonym: Jacqueline Duvivier)
Paulo Betti	Mário Cavalcanti
Cássio Gabus Mendes	Bonifácio Vieira
Isabela Garcia	Célia Camargo (Celinha)
Débora Duarte	Eulália Praxedes
Werner Schünemann	Dr. Alberto Assunção

Soundtrack

Main article: Lado a Lado soundtrack

Two CDs with music from the telenovela have been released. One containing the national soundtrack and the second one containing the instrumental soundtrack.

Awards and nominations

Date of ceremony	Award	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
November 25, 2013	International Emmy Awards	Telenovela	Lado a Lado	Won
November 12, 2013	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Makeup	Lado a Lado	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Patrícia Pillar	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Lázaro Ramos	Nominated
			Thiago Fragoso	Nominated
		Best Costume Design	Beth Filipecki and Renaldo Machado	Won
		Best Telemovela	Lado a Lado	Nominated
April 24, 2013	Prêmio Camélia da Liberdade	Medium Vehicle	Lado a Lado	Won
March 17, 2013	Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê	Best Telenovela	Lado a Lado	Nominated
		Best Actress	Marjorie Estiano	Nominated
			Patrícia Pillar	Nominated
		Best Actor	Thiago Fragoso	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Isabela Garcia	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Caio Blat	Nominated
		Best Kid Actor	Cauê Campos	Won
		Best Direction	Dennis Carvalho and Vinícius Coimbra	Nominated
		Best Author	João Ximenes Braga and Cláudia Lage	Nominated
December 6, 2012	Prêmio CGP	Best Costume	Beth Filipecki	Won
		Best Scenography	Mario Monteiro and Fabio Rangel	Won
December 31, 2012	Prêmio Noveleiros	Best Couple	Edgar and Laura	Won
		Most Jealous Character	Berenice	Won
			Fernando	Nominated
		Best Vilan	Constância	Nominated
			Catarina	Nominated
		Best Telenovela	Lado a Lado	Nominated
		Best Actress	Patrícia Pillar	Nominated
May 13, 2013	Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão	Best Actor	Thiago Fragoso	Nominated
		Best Actress	Marjorie Estiano	Nominated
		Best Child Actor	Cauê Campos	Nominated
		Best Telenovela Author	Claudia Lages and João Ximenes Braga	Nominated
		Best Telenovela Director	Denis Carvalho and Vinícius Coimbra	Nominated
		Best Telenovela	Lado a Lado	Nominated
December 2, 2013	Retrospectiva UOL	Best Telenovela	Lado a Lado	Nominated
		Best Actress	Marjorie Estiano	Nominated
			Patrícia Pillar	Nominated
		Best Actor	Lázaro Ramos	Nominated
		Best Vilan	Constância	Nominated
		Best Couple	Isabel e Zé Maria	Nominated
December 28, 2012	Melhores de TV Press	Best Author	João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lages	Won
		Best Photography	Walter Carvalho	Won
March 19, 2013	Prêmio Quem de Televisão	Best Actor	Thiago Fragoso	Nominated
December 9, 2013	Troféu APCA	Best Actor	Lázaro Ramos	Nominated

Main Themes

• Laura (Marjorie Estiano) and Isabel's (Camila Pitanga) story had discussions about sexism, female emancipation and sexual freedom of women.
• Laura and Edgar's (Thiago Fragoso) divorce at the beginning of the twentieth century.
• The drama of illegitimate children, represented by Isabel and Albertinho (Rafael Cardoso), Edgar and Catarina (Alessandra Negrini) and other characters.
• The prejudice suffered by single mothers (as Isabel and Catarina) and divorced women (as Laura), and social and cultural inclusion of lower classes and African descent, as José Maria (Lázaro Ramos) and Isabel, after the end of the slavery and monarchy.
• Sexual harassment and attempted rape of Laura.
• Discussions on religious freedom and inclusion of African-Brazilian culture (samba, capoeira, candomblé), as Tia Jurema (Zezé Barbosa), Isabel and José Maria.
• The admission of Laura in a sanatorium, for being studious and oppositional.
• The origin of soccer in Brazil by the elite, and the exclusion of the lower classes.

Historical Inspirations

• Laura was inspired by George Sand, Nísia Floresta and Júlia Lopes de Almeida.
• Isabel was inspired by Josephine Baker.

International broadcast

Lado a Lado was licensed to CCTV. The deal marks a significant move, given the notorious difficulty of market penetration in China for foreign TV productions. It also strengthens Globo’s close relationship with CCTV, which previously acquired further Globo programming such as classic telenovela Escrava Isaura and mini-series Mulher.

External links

• http://tvg.globo.com/novelas/lado-a-lado/index.html (Official Site)
• http://tvg.globo.com/novelas/lado-a-lado/videos/t/lado-a-lado/v/lado-a-lado-a-luta-pela-liberdade-pela-justica-pelo-poder-e-pelo-amor/2099254/ (Release Video)
• http://tvg.globo.com/novelas/lado-a-lado/videos/t/lado-a-lado/v/vem-ai-a-nova-novela-das-seis/2100564 (Promotional Video)