Salve Jorge | |
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Genre | Telenovela |
Created by | Glória Perez |
Directed by |
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Starring | |
Opening theme |
"Alma de Guerreiro" by Seu Jorge |
Country of origin | Brazil |
Original language(s) | Portuguese |
No. of episodes |
Original run 179 Syndication 140 |
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Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30-55 minutes |
Production company(s) | Projac |
Release | |
Original network | Rede Globo |
Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
Original release | 22 October 2012 | – 17 May 2013
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Avenida Brasil |
Followed by | Amor à Vida |
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"Alma de Guerreiro"
Salve Jorge (Literally: Hail George, International title: English: Brave Woman) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Glória Perez and directed by Marcos Schechtman.
It premiered on 22 October 2012 replacing Avenida Brasil and ended on 17 May 2013 on Rede Globo at the 9 p.m. timeslot, and being followed by Amor à Vida.
A total of 179 episodes of 55 minutes (35 minutes on Wednesdays due the 2012–2013 Football season broadcast) were produced and aired Mondays to Saturdays. However, when syndicated and sold to other countries the telenovela got the number of episodes reduced to 140 and the duration fixed at 45 minutes.
Starring Nanda Costa, Carolina Dieckmann, Rodrigo Lombardi and Giovanna Antonelli, Cláudia Raia, Flávia Alessandra, Alexandre Nero, Cléo Pires and Domingos Montagner.[
In Istanbul, Turkey, 18-year-old Morena (Nanda Costa) is auctioned by a group of wealthy and successful men. She ended up being sold for a U$3.500 bid. The next scene shows Morena running desperately through the streets, screaming for help. The scene flashes back to eight months earlier.
Morena is a single-mother who lives with her four-year-old son Junior (Luiz Felipe Mello) and her mom Lucimar (Dira Paes) helps her to support him. Though unemployed, she manages to garner strength and resolve in order to forge her own path.