''A Grande Família'' ( en, The Big Family, italic=yes)Globo TV International – Big Family
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created by

Oduvaldo Vianna Filho Oduvaldo Vianna Filho, known as Vianinha (4 June 1936 – 16 July 1974), was a Brazilian playwright. Vianinha was born in São Paulo. He started in theater as an actor, in 1955, with the Teatro Paulista do Estudante (São Paulo Students Theatre) ...

and Armando Costa that originally aired on

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from 29 March 2001 to 11 September 2014. The show tells the story of a typical

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family living in a suburban neighborhood of

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. It is a remake of the series of the same name that aired in Brazil in the 1970s. The family consists of a working father, Lineu, a housewife and mother, Nenê, their son Tuco, their daughter Bebel, and Bebel's fiancée, Agostinho, a taxi driver portrayed as the typical carioca ''

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''. The family's grandfather, Floriano, was written out of the story after the death of actor Rogério Cardoso. In addition to being the longest-running Brazilian sitcom, ''A Grande Família'' is considered one of the most popular comedy shows in Brazil. A film based on the series was released in theaters on 10 January 2007.

Plot

Lineu ( Marco Nanini), the head of the family and quintessential patriarch, acts like a father to everyone in the house, including to his street-wise son-in-law, the hilarious Agostinho ( Pedro Cardoso). Lineu is as methodical and strait-laced as Agostinho is roguish and full of mischief. Lineu is married to the sweet Nené (

Marieta Severo Marieta Severo da Costa (born 2 November 1946) is a Brazilian stage, film and television actress. She is best known to youth audiences as the archetypal mother figure in popular sitcom ''A Grande Família'' (2001–2014), as well to mature audien ...

), and unlike most long-married couples, they are still passionately in love. Bebel (

Guta Stresser Maria Augusta Labatut Stresser (born 28 September 1972), known professionally as Guta Stresser, is a Brazilian actress, writer, and theatre director. Filmography Television * 2001-2014 – ''A Grande Família'' - Bebel (Maria Isabel Silva Carr ...

) is their dreamer daughter whose head is constantly in the clouds. And, of course, she could only be married to Agostinho. This family couldn't be complete without the eternal teenager Tuco (Lúcio Mauro Filho), a real mommy's boy who doesn't get any breaks from his dad.

Cast and characters

Episodes

Reception

Awards and nominations

''A Grande Familia'' has received awards, including seven Extra Awards, three Arte e Qualidade awards, one APCA award, and a nomination for an International Emmy Award for actor Pedro Cardoso.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grande Familia 2001 Brazilian television series debuts 2014 Brazilian television series endings 2000s sitcoms 2010s sitcoms Brazilian comedy television series Mass media portrayals of the middle class Portuguese-language television shows Television series about families Television shows adapted into films Television shows set in Rio de Janeiro (city) TV Globo original programming