''A Praça é Nossa'' (''The Square is Ours'') is a Brazilian comedy show produced and broadcast by

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. It was created in 1956 by Manuel de Nóbrega, with the name of ''A Praça da Alegria''. It is based using a simple and practical scenario: a bench in a square garden, where several characters pass through. It debuted on television in 1957 on channel

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, being led by its creator until the beginning of the 1970s. Until then the attraction already shifted by

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and TV Rio. After a while off the air it was broadcast again at 1977–78 by

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, this time by

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. In 1987, the program was revived at

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with the title '' Praça Brasil'', presented by Manuel's son Carlos Alberto de Nóbrega. After four episodes, Carlos Alberto moved to SBT, where he set up a new program with the same format: A Praça é Nossa. The comedy debuted on 7 May 1987. The show has remained on the air since its debut. Actor Clayton Silva was a series regular from 1987 until 2013.

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