''A Grande Família'' ()Globo TV International – Big Family /ref> is a Brazilian television
sitcom
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Rede Globo
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from 29 March 2001 to 11 September 2014. The show tells the story of a typical
middle-class
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family living in a suburban neighborhood of
Rio de Janeiro
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. It is a remake of the series of the same name that aired in Brazil in the 1970s.
The family consists of a working father, Lineu, a housewife and mother, Nenê, their son Tuco, their daughter Bebel, and Bebel's fiancée, Agostinho, a taxi driver portrayed as the typical
carioca
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Like other Brazilians, ''Cariocas'' speak Portuguese. The ''carioca'' accent and sociolect (also simply called "''carioca''", ...
'' malandro''. The family's grandfather, Floriano, was written out of the story after the death of actor Rogério Cardoso.
In addition to being the longest-running Brazilian sitcom, ''A Grande Família'' is considered one of the most popular comedy shows in Brazil.
A film based on the series was released in theaters on 10 January 2007.
Plot
Lineu ( Marco Nanini), the head of the family and quintessential patriarch, acts like a father to everyone in the house, including to his street-wise son-in-law, the hilarious Agostinho ( Pedro Cardoso). Lineu is as methodical and strait-laced as Agostinho is roguish and full of mischief. Lineu is married to the sweet Nené ( Marieta Severo), and unlike most long-married couples, they are still passionately in love.
Bebel ( Guta Stresser) is their dreamer daughter whose head is constantly in the clouds. And, of course, she could only be married to Agostinho. This family couldn't be complete without the eternal teenager Tuco (Lúcio Mauro Filho), a real mommy's boy who doesn't get any breaks from his dad.
Cast and characters
Episodes
Reception
Awards and nominations
''A Grande Familia'' has received awards, including seven Extra Awards, three Arte e Qualidade awards, one APCA award, and a nomination for an
International Emmy Award
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