Series synopsis
Brave Woman, also known as Salve Jorge is a soap drama romance television series that premiered on TV Globo on October 22, 2012. It ended on May 17, 2013. It was created by Glória Perez. It stars Nanda Costa, Rodrigo Lombardi, Cláudia Raia and Totia Meireles.
A moving tale of courage and resilience in the struggle for freedom – this is the role that life has cast for headstrong Morena in Brave Woman. Raised in a poor neighborhood in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, this tough and humble woman will spare no effort to protect her family and gain her independence.
Premise
A moving tale of courage and resilience in the struggle for freedom – this is the role that life has cast for headstrong Morena in Brave Woman. Raised in a poor neighborhood in the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, this tough and humble woman will spare no effort to protect her family and gain her independence.
Premise: Sold through trafficking, rescued by love.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nanda Costa as Morena Santos Ribeiro
- Rodrigo Lombardi as Capitão Théo Garcia
- Cláudia Raia as Lívia Marini
- Totia Meireles as Wanda Rodrigues / Djanira Araújo / Adalgisa Araújo
- Giovanna Antonelli as Delegada Heloísa Sampaio "Helô"
- Alexandre Nero as Detetive Stenio Alencar
- Cleo as Bianca Faber
- Domingos Montagner as Zyah Khalid
Supporting cast
- Dira Paes as Lucimar Ribeiro
- Paloma Bernardi as Rosângela
- Adriano Garib as Alejandro Martiniz "Russo"
- Flávia Alessandra as Drª. Érica Castro
- Murilo Rosa as Élcio Azevedo
- Caco Ciocler as Celso Vieira
- Leticia Spiller as Antonia Alcântara
- Dalton Vigh as Carlos Flores Galvão
- Lisandra Souto as Amanda Flores Galvão
- Cristiana Oliveira as Yolanda Pereira Gomes Galvão
- Antonio Calloni as Mustafá Ayata
- Zezé Polessa as Berna Ayata
Guest cast
- Cissa Guimarães as Maitê Bittencourt
- Alexandre Barros as Ricardo Motta
- Nicette Bruno as Leonor Flores Galvão
- Jandira Martini as Vó Farid
- Suzana Faíni as Áurea Garcia
- Walter Breda as Clóvis Feliciano da Silva
- Walderez de Barros as Cyla
- Neusa Borges as Divinéia Feliciano da Silva "Diva"
- Sacha Bali as Roberto do Nascimento "Beto"
- André Gonçalves as Miro
- Paula Pereira as Nilcéia Ribeiro
- Marcello Airoldi as Inspetor Humberto Barros
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 179 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 179 | October 22, 2012 | May 17, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter 1 | October 22, 2012 |
| 2 | Chapter 2 | October 23, 2012 |
| 3 | Chapter 3 | October 24, 2012 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Globo |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 22, 2012 |
| Last aired | May 17, 2013 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 21:15:00 |