Series synopsis
Tropical Paradise, also known as Paraíso Tropical is a soap drama comedy television series that premiered on TV Globo on March 5, 2007. It ended on September 28, 2007. It was created by Gilberto Braga, Ricardo Linhares. It stars Fábio Assunção, Alessandra Negrini, Wagner Moura and Camila Pitanga.
The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child ...
Premise
The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who founds, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides on having an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Fábio Assunção as Daniel Bastos
- Alessandra Negrini as Paula Viana / Taís Grimaldi
- Wagner Moura as Olavo Novaes
- Camila Pitanga as Francisbel dos Santos Batista (Bebel)
- Tony Ramos as Antenor Calvacanti
- Glória Pires as Lúcia Vilela
- Bruno Gagliasso as Ivan Novaes
- Vera Holtz as Marion Novaes
Supporting cast
- Marcello Antony as Cássio Gouvêia
- Yoná Magalhães as Virgínia Batista
- Hugo Carvana as Belisário Cavalcanti
- Débora Duarte as Hermínia Vilela
- Reginaldo Faria as Clemente Vilela
- Beth Goulart as Neli Veloso Schneider
- Daniel Dantas as Heitor Veloso Schneider
- Fernanda Machado as Joana Veloso Schneider
- Patrícia Werneck as Camila Veloso Schneider
- Gustavo Leão as Mateus Vilela Gouveia
- Paulo Vilhena as Frederico Navarro (Fred)
- Isabela Garcia as Dinorá Brandão Martelli
Guest cast
- Agles Steib as Kledir
- Jaque Khury as prostituta
- Maria Padilha as Marisa
- Alex Reis as fotógrafo na manifestação contra o Hotel Duvivier
- Otávio Augusto as Osvaldo
- Sandro Rocha as advogado
- Carmem Verônica as Mary Montilla
- Susana Vieira as Amélia
- Cláudio Andrade as stripper
- Fábio Felipe as stripper
- Hugo Resende as Gilmar
- Rosamaria Murtinho as Dolores
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 179 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 179 | March 5, 2007 | September 28, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapter 1 | March 5, 2007 |
| 2 | Chapter 2 | March 6, 2007 |
| 3 | Chapter 3 | March 7, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Globo |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 5, 2007 |
| Last aired | September 28, 2007 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 20:30:00 |