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
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.^[1]

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.^[2] · ^[3] · ^[4] · ^[5]

Cast

Soundtrack

Two CDs with music from the telenovela have been released. One containing the national soundtrack^[7] and the second one containing the instrumental soundtrack.^[8]

Awards and nominations

Main Themes

• Laura (Marjorie Estiano) and Isabel's (Camila Pitanga) story had discussions about sexism, female emancipation and sexual freedom of women.^[26][27][28]
• Laura and Edgar's (Thiago Fragoso) divorce at the beginning of the twentieth century.^{[29][30][31][32][33]}
• The drama of illegitimate children, represented by Isabel and Albertinho (Rafael Cardoso), Edgar and Catarina (Alessandra Negrini) and other characters.^[34][35]
• 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.^[36][37]
• Sexual harassment and attempted rape of Laura.^[38][39]
• Discussions on religious freedom and inclusion of African-Brazilian culture (samba, capoeira, candomblé), as Tia Jurema (Zezé Barbosa), Isabel and José Maria.^{[40][41][42][43]}
• The admission of Laura in a sanatorium, for being studious and oppositional.^{[44][45][46][47]}
• The origin of soccer in Brazil by the elite, and the exclusion of the lower classes.^[48][49][50]

Historical Inspirations

• Laura was inspired by George Sand, Nísia Floresta and Júlia Lopes de Almeida.^{[51][52][53][54]}
• Isabel was inspired by Josephine Baker.^[55]

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.^[56]

References

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)