''Bem-Vindos a Beirais'' is a

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broadcast by RTP. It has three seasons, with a fourth scheduled to air. The first season had 100 episodes and started airing on 13 May 2013 on

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. The second season premiered on 4 November 2013 and had 80 episodes. The third season premiered on 25 February 2014.

Plot

The series is set in Beirais, a fictional village located in the

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. The show is in fact filmed in Carvalhal,

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, some 350 km away from its fictional location. Before he had a heart attack, Diogo Almada lived in Lisbon. He meets Henrique and sold his agricultural business to Diogo and moved to Beirais.

Cast

* Pêpê Rapazote * Oceana Basílio * Sandra Santos * Margarida Cardeal * Dinarte Branco * Inês Faria * Susana Mendes * Luísa Ortigoso *

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* Luís Aleluia *

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* Heitor Lourenço * Carlos Santos *

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* Tomás Alves *

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† * Noémia Costa * Henriqueta Maia † late actor

References

External links

* 2013 Portuguese television series debuts Rádio e Televisão de Portugal original programming Television series set in Vila Real District 2010s Portuguese television series {{Portugal-tv-prog-stub