Alto Astral Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈawtu asˈtɾaw] (International Title:Forever and Ever) is a Brazilian access prime telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on November 3, 2014, replacing Geração Brasil and ended on May 8, 2015 replaced by I Love Paraisópolis. It was originally created by Andréa Maltarolli, but due to her death in 2009, it's being written by Daniel Ortiz, with the supervision of Silvio de Abreu.

Alto Astral
Also known asForever and Ever
Created byDaniel Ortiz
Silvio de Abreu
Directed byJorge Fernando
StarringSérgio Guizé
Nathália Dill
Claudia Raia
Thiago Lacerda
Christiane Torloni
Edson Celulari
Maitê Proença
Elizabeth Savalla
Débora Nascimento
Silvia Pfeifer
Kayky Brito
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Opening theme"Alma" by Zélia Duncan
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of episodes161
Production
Running timeapprox. 60 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Globo
Release3 November 2014 (2014-11-03) –
8 May 2015 (2015-05-08)

Plot

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Since childhood, Caíque (Sergio Guizé) drew the face of an unknown young woman. One day, thanks to the help of a mysterious spirit named Bella (Nathália Costa), Caíque comes face to face with Laura (Nathalia Dill), the girl he always drew. When she comes in front of him, he can hardly believe that the woman of his dreams exists. What they do not realize is that Laura is the bride of Marcos (Thiago Lacerda), Caíque's brother. Even engaged to Laura, Marcos maintains a secret relationship with Sueli (Débora Nascimento).

But the rivalry between the two brothers goes far beyond that. Heirs of a large hospital, both are doctors with opposite attitudes. Marcos is a successful surgeon who dreams to have all the hospital just for him, while Caíque is a general practitioner who gives diagnosis by phone and makes operations in adverse conditions, despite fear of blood. Caíque can see spirits and is followed by one spirit named Castilho (Marcelo Médici). The spirit appeared to him as a child, and now reappears putting the doctor in absurd and comical situations.

In the middle of the fight between the two brothers, is Laura (Nathalia Dill), a certain journalist. She lives with her grandfather Vicente (Otávio Augusto) and her siblings Gustavo (Guilherme Leicam) and Bia (Raquel Fabbri). While Bia is a responsible and hard-working girl, Gustavo is an arrogant and highly irresponsible kid. Not only does he criticise the lives of others, but he also opposes the romance between his sister and Caíque. He works with Marcos to separate them so that Marcos can marry Laura. In addition to working and raising a family, Laura tries to find her mother, who abandoned her when she was little. Four women are suspected to be the real mother of Laura, and the journalist investigates them one by one.

Strengthening the villainy is Samantha (Claudia Raia), a psychic charlatan. This exuberant, extravagant and quite glamorous woman was already quite famous thanks to her powers of clairvoyance. But as she used her premonitions to make money, she ended up losing her gift. She's the Ex-girlfriend of Caíque and still very passionate. She sees the doctor as her great opportunity to return to stardom and fame. For this she will spare no effort, nor scruples to hinder the doctor's romance with Laura. Samantha has as an accomplice, a Peruvian nurse called Pepito (Conrado Caputo) that helps in heir villainy.

Maria Inês (Christiane Torloni) is the adoptive mother of Marcos and Caíque. She is a very lonely woman, since she is a widow of Mr. Bittencourt. She married without loving her husband, for the great love of her life is Marcelo (Edson Celulari). Several years later they meet again in a library, and the love they both have for each other comes back. But this love will face a major obstacle: Marcelo is married to Úrsula (Silvia Pfeifer), a woman without scruples, who pretends to have a fatal disease just to keep her husband. Úrsula pretends to be the best friend of Maria Inês, but deep down hates her, knowing that her husband is in love with her.

Across the street is the World-Map Family, composed by the patriarch Manoel (Leopoldo Pacheco), the stepmother Tina (Elizabeth Savalla) and children Israel (Kayky Brito), Bélgica ("Belgium"; played by Giovanna Lancellotti), Itália ("Italy"; played by Sabrina Petraglia) and Afeganistão ("Afghanistan"; played by Gabriel Godoy). Manuel works in the cafeteria of the City Club, which belongs to Santana family. Manoel is the brother of Maria Inês, and does not accept any help that comes from the sister. Afeganistão also works in the cafeteria, a boy who only speaks wrong. Itália is a nurse working in the Bittencourt Hospital. At first she is dating César (Alejandro Claveaux), a playboy who dates her in order to win a bet. Then he begins to fall in love for real. Israel is a physician-surgeon, who had long ceased to perform his specialty in the hospital, thanks to Marcos' machinations. Bélgica is fake, pretending to be best friends with Gaby (Sophia Abrahão), but deep down dies of envy from her. Meanwhile, Tina divides a life between Nova Alvorada and São Paulo.

Cast

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Actor/Actress Character
Sérgio Guizé Carlos Henrique Bittencourt (Caíque)
Nathália Dill Laura Martins
Cláudia Raia Samantha Santana

(Samantha Paranormal)

Thiago Lacerda Marcos Bittencourt (Marquinhos)
Christiane Torloni Maria Inês Pereira Bittencourt
Edson Celulari Marcelo Barbosa
Silvia Pfeifer Úrsula Barbosa
Totia Meireles Adriana Máximo
Elizabeth Savalla Cristina Pereira (Tina) / Cristina Romantini
Kayky Brito Israel Pereira
Débora Nascimento Sueli Caldas
Sophia Abrahão Gabriela Santana Peixoto (Gaby)
Rosanne Mulholland Débora Lara
Monica Iozzi Scarlett Máximo / Aparecida dos Santos (Cidinha)
Maitê Proença Catarina Santana (Kitty)
Guilherme Leicam Gustavo Martins
Leopoldo Pacheco Manuel Pereira
Giovanna Lancellotti Bélgica Pereira (Bél)
Nando Rodrigues Ricardo Barbosa
Sabrina Petraglia Itália Pereira
Otávio Augusto Vicente Martins
Marcelo Médici Castilho
Simone Gutierrez Morgana
Marianna Armellini Ana Dirce Rosas (Didi)
Alejandro Claveaux César Santana
Sérgio Malheiros Emerson Duarte
Gabriel Godoy Afeganistão Pereira
Conrado Caputo Pepe Perez (Pepito)
Débora Olivieri Meire Rosas
Hugo Bonemer Nicolas Pereira Romantini
Norival Rizzo Walter Escobar
Adriana Prado Suzana Santana Peixoto
Ana Carbatti Aurélia Duarte
Marat Descartes Fernando Tallarico
Fábio Audi Heitor Santana Peixoto
Marilu Bueno Marieta Santana
Débora Rebecchi Elizabeth Barbosa (Liz)
Nina Frosi Dionice
Nathália Costa Isabella (Bella)
JP Rufino Adeilson Duarte (Azeitona)
Carlo Porto Eduardo Tavares
Rodrigo Lopéz Salvador Stigler
Pedro Farah Afonso
Juan Alba Oscar Peixoto
Rodrigo Serrano Murilo Santiago
Maria Carol Nildes Batista
Luciana Rigueira Rosa
Raquel Fabbri Beatriz Martins (Bia)
Cameos
Actor/Actress Character
Jorge Fernando Himself
Jô Soares Himself
Fátima Bernardes Herself
Kadu Moliterno Pedro Romantini
Fábio Rhoden Marcelo Barbosa (flashback 1 phase)
Elisa Brites Maria Inês Pereira Bittencourt (flashback 1 phase)
Xande Valois Carlos Henrique Bittencourt (Caíque) (flashback 1 phase)
Gabriel Kaufmann Marcos Bittencourt (flashback 1 phase)
Hanna Romanazzi Catarina Santana (Kitty) (flashback 1 phase)
Paula Baltar Samantha Santana (flashback 1 phase)
Laís Pinho Scarlett Máximo (flashback 1 phase)
Matheus Venâncio Ricardo Barbosa (flashback 1 phase)
Igor Rickli Mohammed Abdullah Al-Masi
Victor Spaparane Victor
Jarbas Homem de Mello Himself
Marcos Reis Leonardo (Léo)
Java Mayan Gilberto (Giba)
Luciano Andrey Nazir
Jarbas Homem de Mello Himself
Renata Augusto Layla Abdullah Al-Masi
Paulo Carvalho Diziabas
Daniel Dias e Silva Miranda
Ana Maria Braga Herself
Gutemberg Barros Haroldo Máximo
Léo Wainer Osvaldo
Lana Guelero Lucia Garcia
Ricardo Pavão Celso Luiz Esteves
Júnior Prata Evandro
Anitta Herself
MC Ludmilla Herself
Junior Prata Evandro
Vanessa Gabriel Vanessa

Curiosities

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  • The title of the original synopsis was Muu, which would allude to a cow that would fall from the sky at the beginning of the plot, but because of changes, and the fact that there are ghosts in the story, the provisional name was Búu.[1] As Búu had phonetic like another soap opera: O Rebu, Globo decided to change the name again.[2] Other names being considered were: Assombrações, Plano Astral and Supernatural.[3][4]
  • Bruno Gagliasso and Débora Falabella were rated to be the protagonists, but given the refusal of the first, Falabella also dropped.[5] Grazi Massafera came to be announced by the press as the protagonist, but denied the information.[6][7][8] Paolla Oliveira was also listed for the protagonist post.[9]
  • Sergio Guizé was quoted to be the villain of the story. But was upgraded to be the protagonist, as Bruno Gagliasso gave up the role.[10]
  • To occupy the villain post that was still vacant, the Rede Globo chose Rodrigo Lombardi.[11] As the actor was already in the air Meu Pedacinho de Chão, they decided that he shouldn't amend two consecutive jobs. The character was given to Thiago Lacerda.[12]
  • Monica Iozzi had been cast as the villain Samantha. But she lost the role to Claudia Raia. The ex CQC won another character in the plot.[13]
  • The first scenes were filmed in Poços de Caldas and Pedra Azul (Espírito Santo) as part of the fictional town of Nova Alvorada.[14][15][16][17]

International broadcasting

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Country Channel Title location Premiere End Weekly wchedule Hour
TV Globo Alto Astral 3 November 2014 8 May 2015 Monday to Saturday 19:35
SIC 24 November 2014 2 October 2015 Monday to Friday 19:00

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Nominated Result
2014 Atrevida Magazine Favorite Actress Sophia Abrahão Nominated
2015 Troféu Internet Best Telenovela of 2014 Alto Astral Nominated
Best Actress of 2014 Sophia Abrahão Nominated
Prêmio Contigo! de TV Best Telenovela Alto Astral Nominated
Best Author of Telenovela Daniel Ortiz Nominated
Best Director of Telenovela Jorge Fernando Nominated
Best Actress Cláudia Raia Nominated
Christiane Torloni Nominated
Nathalia Dill Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Débora Nascimento Nominated
Elizabeth Savalla Nominated
Giovanna Lancellotti Nominated
Best Child Actor JP Rufino Won
Best Child Actress Nathália Costa Nominated
Revelation Actor Conrado Caputo Nominated
Fábio Audi Nominated
Gabriel Godoy Nominated
Revelation Actress Monica Iozzi Nominated
Raquel Fabbri Nominated
Best Actor Sérgio Guizé Nominated
Thiago Lacerda Nominated
Edson Celulari Nominated
Best Supporting Actor Marcelo Médici Nominated
Rodrigo López Nominated
Guilherme Leicam Nominated
Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro Best Young Actress Sophia Abrahão Nominated
Prêmio Extra de Televisão Best Supporting Actress Claudia Raia Nominated
Best Male Revelation Conrado Caputo Nominated
Best Child Actor/Best Child Actress JP Rufino Nominated
Best Theme Song "Diz Pra Mim" by Malta Nominated
"Na Batida" by Anitta Nominated

References

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  1. ^ Patrícia Kogut (11 February 2014). "Empresa compra direitos de Topo Gigio e negocia com vários canais". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 15 September 2014. Veja o subtítulo Da fonte.
  2. ^ Keila Jimenez (9 June 2014). "Na Globo, novela 'Búu' é rebatizada para não rimar com 'O Rebu'". F5 - televisão. Outro Canal. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  3. ^ Fernando Oliveira (3 June 2014). "Globo muda título da próxima novela das sete". R7. Mundo da TV. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  4. ^ Patrícia Kogut (13 May 2014). "'Alto astral' e 'Supernatural': possíveis títulos para as 19h". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  5. ^ Daniel Castro (24 March 2014). "Sem Gagliasso, Debora Falabella deixa novela e Lombardi vira vilão". UOL. Notícias da TV. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  6. ^ Keila Jimenez (19 February 2014). "Após separação tumultuada, Globo escala Grazi Massafera para protagonizar nova novela". F5 - televisão. Outro Canal. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  7. ^ Vitor Moreno (6 March 2014). "'Falam que eu perdi o posto de protagonista, mas eu nunca fui', diz Grazi sobre novela 'Búu'". F5 - celebridades. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  8. ^ Daniel Castro (27 February 2014). "Debora Falabella desbanca Grazi e volta a ser protagonista de novela". UOL. Notícias da TV. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  9. ^ Florença Mazza (25 March 2014). "Paolla Oliveira é cotada para voltar à TV às 19h". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Débora Falabella não será mais a protagonista de "Búu"". Yahoo. 24 March 2014. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Rodrigo Lombardi será o vilão de 'Búu'". Purepeople. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  12. ^ Patrícia Kogut (29 May 2014). "Thiago Lacerda será vilão na novela das 19h de Daniel Ortiz". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Monica Iozzi perde papel de vilã para Claudia Raia na novela 'Búu'". MSN. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
  14. ^ Gshow (4 September 2014). "Jorge Fernando recebe autor de Alto Astral no set de gravações em Minas Gerais". Extras - Alto Astral. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  15. ^ Gshow (20 September 2014). "Confira as primeiras imagens de Alto Astral e entre no clima da próxima novela das 7". Extras - Alto Astral. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
  16. ^ Patrícia Kogut (4 September 2014). "'Alto astral' tem as primeiras cenas gravadas em Minas". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  17. ^ Gshow (26 September 2014). "Nathalia Dill mostra desafios de gravação em prévia de bastidores; confira o vídeo!". Extras - Alto Astral. Retrieved 26 September 2014.
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