''A Regra do Jogo'' (English title: ''Rules of The Game'') is a Brazilian primetime

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, created by

João Emanuel Carneiro João Emanuel Carneiro Silva (born 17 February 1970), also known by his initials JEC, is a screenwriter, film director, and author of Brazilian telenovelas. His many works include: ''Central Station'', ''Midnight'', ''Orfeu'', and '' Castelo Rá-T ...

for

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. It premiered on August 31, 2015 at 9 pm timeslot. Written by João Emanuel Carneiro, internationally recognized by the success of '' Avenida Brasil'' one of the most popular and profitable telenovela of recent times. ''A Regra do Jogo'' debut had high expectations, mainly after succeeding '' Babilônia'', which suffered great rejection of the public and is already considered one of the lowest rated telenovelas for the primetime timeslot. The main cast entails;

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, Tony Ramos and

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. According to

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, in the week of September 28 to October 4, 2015, ''A Regra do Jogo'' was the most watched program of the

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, with an average of 8,013,730 viewers per minute, taking into account a projection of 15

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. In 2016, the telenovela obtained two nominations to the

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in the categories Best Telenovela and best Actor for

Plot

Romero Rômulo (

) is a hero of the people. For others, he is just a selfish crook. He heads an institution that bestows former convicts into society. Little does anyone know that it is also a way of recruiting criminals for the clique he belongs to and through which he earns good money through several robberies and scams. His lover Atena (

), is a swindler who misses no chances. Unprincipled and immoral, she only wants to take advantage of Romero. But deep down, she hides true feelings for him. One of Romero's mortal enemies is his stepfather, Zé Maria ( Tony Ramos), whom he accused in the past of killing twenty people during a massacre inside a bus. Djanira ( Cássia Kiss) has never forgiven her son Romero for the testimony, because the love of her life had to become a fugitive from justice. Besides, she had to raise her stepson, the former wrestler Juliano (

), and her adopted daughter, the virtuous Toia (

Vanessa Giácomo Vanessa Mendes da Silva Lima (born 29 March 1983), best known as Vanessa Giácomo, is a Brazilian actress and screenwriter. Career Giácomo made her television debut in ''Cabocla'' in 2004 at the age of 20, where she met and fell in love wit ...

) by herself. They grew up together and soon started dating, but Juliano's desire for revenge keeps getting in the way of the couple's romance. Juliano is released on probation for suspected drug trafficking whereas he also seeks for justice and intends to prove his father's innocence, pointing all the blame to the dangerous syndicate.

Cast

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International release

"The Rules of the Game" will be launched on the international market in fall 2016; Globo has already started international pre-sales.Variety �
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Soundtrack

* Photo:

as Atena

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Regra do Jogo, A 2015 telenovelas Brazilian telenovelas TV Globo telenovelas 2015 Brazilian television series debuts 2016 Brazilian television series endings Brazilian LGBT-related television shows Lesbian-related television shows Portuguese-language telenovelas Television shows set in Rio de Janeiro (city)