''Os Aspones'' is a Brazilian television

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that aired on

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from November 5 to December 17, 2004. It was created by Fernanda Young and Alexandre Machado. The series, which portrayed a group of white-collar workers at a governmental department lost in Brazilian bureaucracy in

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which actually has no function at all, starred

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, Pedro Paulo Rangel,

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and

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. The show's title is a

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blend word formed from the phrase "assessor de porra 'or'' porcarianenhuma" (literally "assistant of fucking nothing").e viva o palavrão!!! - Metamorfose Digital
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Synopsis

It featured a group of public officials, better known as aspones (Advisors of No Crap), who work at ''FMDO'' (Ministerial Binder of Mandatory Documents), a public office where you have nothing to do. Thus, they create the ''FMDO'' (Speaking Bad Of Others), which makes them ridicule among themselves and those who go there.

Cast and characters

as Tales *

as Leda Maria * Pedro Paulo Rangel as Caio *

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as Anete *

as Moira

References

External links

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''Os Aspones''
at Vestiário 2000s sitcoms 2000s workplace comedy television series 2004 Brazilian television series debuts 2004 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian comedy television series The Office Portuguese-language television shows Rede Globo original programming Television shows set in Brasília {{Brazil-tv-prog-stub