Morangos com Açúcar

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Morangos com Açúcar

Promotional Poster of Season 1
Genre Portuguese Soap opera
Country of origin Portugal
Production
Running time 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel TVI
Original run August 30, 2003 –
Links
Official website

Morangos com Açúcar (Strawberries With Sugar, distributed internationally as Sweet Strawberries) is a Portuguese youth telenovela. It is broadcast daily on Portuguese TV station TVI since 2003, and has since been broadcast in Brazil and Romania. In Portugal it is currently on the fourth season.

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[edit] Popularity

Morangos com Açúcar is very popular in Portuguese communities, especially amongst children and teenagers, aiming to depict the adventures of typical Portuguese youths. It is hated and loved equally, being considered by many has one of the most degrading representations of the portuguese youth, ever!

[edit] Criticism

Morangos com Açúcar is often criticized for the criteria upon which its actors are chosen. Critics believe the actors have little talent and are chosen based solely on their looks, most of them being models. Also, throughout the seasons, several of the actors cast have had a considerable age difference to the respective characters they play.

Other criticisms are aimed at the reality depicted in the show; some argue that it does not accurately portray the Portuguese society, since most of the characters are clearly wealthier than average. The show's interpretation of the Hip hop culture is also placed under question by some critics, as are the show's views on drug consumption (argued by some to be biased and prohibitionist).

[edit] Mass hysteria

In May, 2006, an outbreak of the "Morangos com Açúcar Virus" was reported in Portuguese schools. 300 or more students at 14 schools reported similar symptoms to those experienced by the characters in a recent episode. These included rashes, difficulty breathing, and dizziness, forcing some schools to close. The Portuguese National Institute for Medical Emergency dismissed the illness as mass hysteria. [1]This story concerned some parents because of the major influence this series has on the kids and teens that watch, it was in newspaper and magazines articles and elsewhere.

[edit] See also

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