13 soap operas you watched 20 years ago

1. Love is in the air

The soap opera premiered on March 31, at 6 pm, and featured an unusual love triangle: mother (Betty Lago) and daughter (Natália Lage) vied for the love of the same boy (Rodrigo Santoro). The novel even had the presence of an alien (Eriberto Leão)!

2. Evil Angel

Also at 6 pm, "Bad Angel" premiered on September 8 and brought Gloria Pires playing Nanny Nice, who sought social ascension at any cost. The soap opera was so successful that it has already been reprized twice in "Vale a Pena See Again".

3. Parsley and Meringue

The first half of the year at 7 pm was dominated by the "Salsa e Meringue" swing, which debuted the previous year but aired until May 2. Ricky Martin's song "Maria" was for weeks among the most played in the country. And a curiosity: it was the first soap opera of the time to bring nude scenes (in this case, the actress Cristiana Oliveira).

4. Zaza

The 19 o'clock soap opera didn't appeal much to the critics, but it had over 200 chapters and told the story of Mariza Dumont (Fernanda Montenegro), a descendant of Santo Dumont who was also in love with aviation.

5. The Cattle King

Until February 14, Brazilians followed the last chapters of one of the most important soap operas of the 1990s. The history of the war between the Mezenga and Berdinazzi families also covered topics such as land reform and the MST.

6. The Wild

The story was set in Greenvile, a fictional city in the interior of Pernambuco. English was present in the speeches of Maria Altiva, the villain lived by Eva Wilma. In the end, she disappears in a fire, turns into smoke and is seen by all the townspeople saying "I'll be back, " a clear reference to "The Terminator." The novel was also famous for hiding the mystery about the identity of the fearsome Cadeirudo.

7. For Love

On October 13, Manoel Carlos's novel debuted, which brought a dilemma: the mother (Regina Duarte) who exchanges her baby in the maternity ward with her own grandson who was born dead, all to maintain the happiness of her own daughter (Gabriela Duarte). Susana Vieira played White villain, one of her most inconic roles.

8. Chiquititas

Now, if your bid wasn't with Globo, SBT released one of their biggest phenomena in 1997: "Chiquititas" debuted on July 28 and lasted almost 4 years, always renewing the cast. The story showed the girls in the Ray of Light orphanage getting up and getting into a lot of trouble. Over time, some boys also joined the cast.

9. Maria do Bairro

Another public phenomenon at SBT was "Maria do Bairro", which debuted on February 20 replacing "Marimar", which had also been a hit. The soap opera was so successful that it had a reprise started in 1997, just over 4 months after the first screening ended. The soap opera shows poor Maria, played by singer Thalía, going to live in the home of a wealthy family and having to live with the prejudice of her origins.

10. Catfish Canoe

After 20 years without making a soap opera, Record released "Canoa do Bagre" on September 15, 1997. The story revolved around a fishing village in the city of Bertioga, São Paulo. In the cast were actors such as Carmo Dalla Vechia, Solange Couto and Lolita Rodrigues.

11. Xica da Silva

The extinct TV Manchete aired from September 17, 1996 to August 11, 1997, what is considered one of the best Brazilian soap operas of all time "Xica da Silva". Taís Araújo played the title character, being the first black protagonist of a soap opera in Brazil. The story showed the slavery period in Brazil and featured several royal characters, including Xica da Silva herself, who lived between 1732 and 1796.

12. Mandacaru

The soap opera premiered on August 12 at Manchete, with the difficult mission of repeating the success of "Xica da Silva". To this end, he portrayed the period of cangaço shortly after Lampião's death in 1938.

13. Lost in Love

At Band, the only 1997 soap opera was "Lost in Love, " which ended June 7, following its October 28 debut the previous year. She was at 7 pm and had a romantic story involving a love triangle formed by Maria Luisa (Christiane Fernandes), Rodrigo (Cláudio Lins) and Pedro Henrique (Lugui Palhares).