''Mundo da Lua'' (''World of the Moon'') is a Brazilian

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television series that aired on

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from 6 October 1991 to 27 September 1992, totalling 52 episodes. It was created by Flávio de Souza and starred Luciano Amaral. It is currently shown on

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Plot

The series features Lucas Silva e Silva (Luciano Amaral), a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents, parents, sister and maid in a townhouse in

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. His father, Rogério (

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), is a teacher who works hard, and his mother, Carolina (Mira Haar), works at a boutique. His older sister is called Juliana (Mayana Blum), and the maid is called Rosa (Ana D'Lira). Lucas is given a

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by his grandfather, Orlando (

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), for his birthday. Lucas uses the tape recorder to record his childhood fantasies, which feature prominently in each episode.

Spin-off

In 1993, following on from ''Mundo da Lua'' and featuring its main character Lucas, TV Cultura broadcast a five-episode educational series titled ''Lucas e Juquinha em Perigo! Perigo! Perigo!'' (''Lucas and Juquinha in Danger! Danger! Danger!''). The series showed Lucas helping his younger cousin, Juquinha, navigate common household hazards such as medicine, fire and electricity.

2020 revival

In April 2020, Luciano Amaral created a stand-alone, '

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' episode of ''Mundo da Lua'', with the title "Bem-vindos de Volta ao Mundo da Lua" ("Welcome back to ''Mundo da Lua''"). The episode was released on social media to encourage people to stay at home. In September 2020, a new episode of ''Mundo da Lua'' was created using

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Awards

In 1992, ''Mundo da Lua'' won the APCA award for Best Children's Program.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mundo da Lua 1990s children's television series 1991 Brazilian television series debuts 1992 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian children's television series Brazilian fantasy television series Portuguese-language television shows Television series about families Television shows filmed in São Paulo (state)