In a projected landmark venture, L.A.-based international entertainment studio MFF & Co is partnering with Brazilian TV colossus Globo, the company behind Oscar winner “I’m Still Here,” to adapt for ...

In Episode 1 of “Edge of Desire,” Globo’s big new telenovela, launch at Natpe, Eugenio is on the cusp of leaving his family food sales company to establish his own law practice. Events, maybe fate, ...

Latin American soap operas are being reimagined for an American audience through a cross-border partnership between Globo and MFF & Co. Plus: Three classic telenovelas to watch this winter. The ...

As millions of people in Brazil prepare to vote in second-round runoff elections for mayor in important cities such as Sao Paulo, not to mention the long-awaited verdict on a government corruption ...

The 6 p.m. telenovela slot at Globo — the free-to-air channel of the biggest production force in Latin America — has long been known for its highly successful, family-oriented period pieces, from “The ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — A beautiful young woman who returns to her hometown to take revenge on her evil stepmother. Dark love triangles, fiery obsession and the casual sensuality of a free-spirited young ...

The soap opera, or telenovela, holds cultural power like nothing else in Brazil. And no other timeslot holds the prestige of the 9 p.m. telenovela at Globo’s free-to-air channel, the television ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Is the gloss coming off telenovelas, the perennial primetime favorites that could be relied upon to pump Brazil’s free-to-air webs?Recent viewing data shows that audiences are falling ...

Rio de Janeiro, Feb 1 (EFE).Rio de Janeiro, Feb 1 (EFE). — The kiss on the mouth of two male characters, with which Brazil’s Globo network wrapped up the telenovela “Amor a Vida” (Trail of Lies), the ...

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