Liberdade, Liberdade (English title: Lady Revolution; literal meaning: Freedom, Freedom) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by TV Globo between 11 April and 4 August 2016, consisting of 67 episodes. It is the sixth telenovela in the 11 p.m. timeslot. It is based on Joaquina, Filha do Tiradentes, created by Maria José de Queiroz. The telenovela is developed by Mário Teixeira and directed by Vinícius Coimbra.
The telenovela features performances of Andreia Horta, Mateus Solano, Nathalia Dill, Bruno Ferrari, Dalton Vigh, Ricardo Pereira, Caio Blat, Sheron Menezzes, Rômulo Estrela, Maitê Proença and Lilia Cabral in the main roles.
Production Mariana Ximenes was initially cast for the role, Branca, but was chosen as protagonist in Haja Coração. Marjorie Estiano was also considered before Nathalia Dill was cast.
Filming of initial scenes took place in Diamantina and Minas Gerais that served as the fictitious Vila Rica.
Plot Born in the 19th century, Joaquina (Mel Maia/Andreia Horta) is the daughter of revolutionary Tiradentes (Thiago Lacerda). A woman ahead of her time who carries in her blood the fight for freedom in Brazil.
As a child, she witnessed her father's death after he fought for people's freedom and was double-crossed by Rubião (Mateus Solano), his sword-arm. She was then taken to Portugal under the care of a revolution sympathizer who adopted her by the name of Rosa. Years later she comes back to Rio, a place of wrongdoing and slave abuse. A great anger at this situation awakens the will to fight she inherited from her father. There she meets Xavier (Bruno Ferrari), a rich Medical school student with a secret revolutionary side to him. Together they will find out they share not only the desire for freedom but a true love for one another.
Then Rubião crosses her path once again. Without knowing she Tiradentes' daughter, the villain will pursue her to marry him, making her life a living hell. But she will also make strong allies like Virgínia (Lília Cabral), a brothel owner who has always supported the revolution.
It is now in Joaquina's hands to end the war her father started. And she will not rest until freedom is written on the pages of history, even if it takes her own blood to do it.
Cast Actor/Actress Role Andreia HortaJoaquina Maria da Silva Xavier (Rosa Raposo Viegas)Mateus Solano José Maria Rubião Nathalia Dill Branca Farto Almeida Bruno Ferrari Xavier AlmeidaDalton VighAntônio José Raposo Viegas (Dom Raposo) Caio Blat André Raposo ViegasMaitê Proença Dionísia Raposo Viegas MantiniLília CabralVirginia Sheron Menezzes Bertoleza Raposo Viegas Marco Ricca Manuel Henriques (Mão de Luva) Rômulo Estrela Gaspar Ricardo Pereira Tolentino Zezé Polessa Ascensão Olívia Araújo Divanilda Chris Couto Luzia FartoNikolas Antunes Simão Osmar Prado Letícia Isnard Simoa Guilherme Piva Bruno Genézio de Barros Diogo Farto Marcos Oliveira Sam Nunes Hanna Romanazzi Gironda Yasmin Gomlevsky Vida (Vidinha) Yanna Lavigne Mirtes Aparecida da Conceição (Mimi)David Junior Saviano Heloisa Jorge Luanda Joana Solnado Anita Erom Cordeiro Everaldo Bukassa Kabengele Robério Bruce Gomlevsky Malveiro Vitor Thiré Eziel Jacque Moura Erondina Juliana Carneiro da Cunha Estela Ju Colombo Noca Dudu Varello Daniel Gabriel Chadan José Joaquim Maia e Barbalho (Vendek) Raphael Ghanem Dudu Laís Pinho Leidiana Fernanda Heras Eunice João Cunha Joel Maria Eduarda Miliante Yasmin Mariana Nunes Blandina Gabriel Palhares Carlos Júlio Raposo Viegas (Caju)
Guest stars Actor /Actress RoleThiago Lacerda Joaquim José Xavier da Silva (Tiradentes)Leticia SabatellaAntonia Maria do Espírito SantoMel Maia Joaquina Maria Xavier da Silva ("child")Lu Grimaldi Maria Francisca Isabel de Bragança (D. Maria I)Lucy RamosMalenaJackson AntunesTerenciano Mantini
Reception Ratings Timeslot # Eps. Premiere Finale Rank Season Average viewership Date Viewers (in points) Date Viewers (in points) Mondays—Fridays (except Wednesdays) 11 pm 67 27 22 #1 201619
On a consolidated basis, the debut of the plot registered 27.2 points, achieving the highest ratings for a premiere of the 11pm telenovela since Saramandaia (2013).
The finale, aired on 4 August, registered a viewership rating of 22.3 points. Cumulatively, the telenovela recorded an average rating of 18.5
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