Lado a Lado

Lado a Lado
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	João Ximenes Braga Claudia Lage
Starring	Marjorie Estiano Camila Pitanga Thiago Fragoso Lázaro Ramos Alessandra Negrini Patrícia Pillar Werner Schünemann Caio Blat Cássio Gabus Mendes Christiana Guinle
Theme music composer	Liberdade! Liberdade! Abra as Asas sobre Nós - Imperatriz Leopoldinense
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language(s)	Portuguese
Production
Location(s)	Brazil
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Broadcast
Original channel	Rede Globo
Picture format	(HDTV) 1080i – 16:9 (SDTV) 480i – 4:3
Original airing	September 10, 2012 - March 8, 2013
External links
Website

Lado a Lado (Side by Side) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo from September 10, 2012 to March 8, 2013. Written by Claudia Lage and João Ximenes Braga, with collaborations by Chico Soares, Douglas Tourinho, Fernando Rebello, Vellego Jackie, Nina Crintzs and Maria Camargo, script supervision by Gilberto Braga, directed by Dennis Carvalho and core general direction of Vinicius Coimbra, it starrs Camila Pitanga and Marjorie Estiano as the main characters.

In November 2013, Lado a Lado was prized as Best telenovela in the 2013 Emmy International.^[1]

Plot

Set in Rio de Janeiro's beginning of the 20th century, Lado a Lado tells the story of a friendship between two women: Laura (Marjorie Estiano), a white girl, daughter of a baroness, and Isabel (Camila Pitanga), descendent of a poor slave. Despite their very different origins and backgrounds, the two girls become very close while aspiring to a future of equality between men and women, and between black and white people. They meet on their wedding day and build a friendship capable of shaking the tree of Constância (Patrícia Pillar), Laura's mother, a baroness who refuses to accept the innovations of the twentieth century and the change of the country into a republic.^[2] · ^[3] · ^[4] · ^[5]

Cast

Soundtrack

Two CDs with music from the telenovela have been released. One containing the national soundtrack^[7] and the second one containing the instrumental soundtrack.^[8]

Awards and Nominations

Won

Emmy International (2013):^[9]

• Best Telenovela - Lado a Lado

Extra Award (2013):^[10]

• Best Costume - Beth Filipecki.

CEAP Awards (Centro de Articulação de Populações Marginalizadas) 2013:^[11]

• Vehicle communication for marginalized people.

TV Press Awards 2012:^[12]

• Best Author - João Ximenes Braga and Cláudia Lage.
• Best Photography - Walter Carvalho.

CPG Awards 2012:^[13] · ^[14]

• Best Costume - Beth Filipecki.
• Best Scenography.

Noveleiros Awards 2012:^[15][16]

• Best Romantic Couple - Laura (Marjorie Estiano) and Edgar (Thiago Fragoso).^[17]

Nomitated

Melhores do Ano - UOL (2013):^[18]

• Best Actor - Lázaro Ramos
• Best Actress - Marjorie Estiano and Patrícia Pillar
• Best Telenovela - Lado a Lado

Extra Award (2013):^[19]

• Best Actor - Thiago Fragoso and Lázaro Ramos
• Best Supporting Actress - Patrícia Pillar
• Best Telenovela - Lado a Lado
• Best Makeup

Contigo Award (2013):^[20][21]

• Best Actress - Marjorie Estiano
• Best Actor - Thiago Fragoso
• Best Child Actor Infantil - Cauê Campos
• Best Author - João Ximenes Braga and Cláudia Lage
• Best Director - Dennis Carvalho
• Best Telenovela - Lado a Lado

Recognition

• Best romantic couple of 2012, Laura and Edgar, according to the critic of magazine Minha Novela.^[22]

Repercussion in the Media and Social Networks

• Laura (Marjorie Estiano) and Isabel's (Camila Pitanga) story had discussions about sexism, female emancipation and sexual freedom of women.^[23][24][25]

• Laura and Edgar's (Thiago Fragoso) divorce at the beginning of the twentieth century.^{[26][27][28][29][30]}

• The drama of illegitimate children, represented by Isabel and Albertinho (Rafael Cardoso), Edgar and Catarina (Alessandra Negrini) and other characters.^[31][32]

• The prejudice suffered by single mothers (as Isabel and Catarina) and divorced women (as Laura), and social and cultural inclusion of lower classes and african descent, as José Maria (Lázaro Ramos) and Isabel, after the end of the slavery and monarchy.^[33][34]

• Sexual harassment and attempted rape of Laura.^[35][36]

• Discussions on religious freedom and inclusion of African-Brazilian culture (samba, capoeira, candomblé), as Tia Jurema (Zezé Barbosa), Isabel and José Maria.^{[37][38][39][40]}

• The admission of Laura in a sanatorium, for being studious and oppositional.^{[41][42][43][44]}

• The origin of soccer in Brazil by the elite, and the exclusion of the lower classes.^[45][46][47]

• The "Laured Movement" (abbreviations of the names Laura and Edgar) in reference to the popular couple, Laura and Edgar.^{[48][49][50][51]}

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• Publication of the book Laura (by Inez Castro),^[53][54] an alternative story about the feminist heroine of Lado a Lado.^[55][56]

• Remarkable performances from Patricia Pillar and Marjorie Estiano were highlighted by TV critics.^{[57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64]}

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• The soap opera was praised by writer Ariano Suassuna.^[70]

• The telenovela ended on International Women's Day, the day of the birthday of Marjorie Estiano, a feminist in history.^[71][72][73]

Historical Inspirations

• Laura was inspired by George Sand, Nísia Floresta and Júlia Lopes de Almeida.^{[55][74][75][76]}
• Isabel was inspired by Josephine Baker.^[77]

References

External links

• http://tvg.globo.com/novelas/lado-a-lado/index.html (Official Site)
• http://tvg.globo.com/novelas/lado-a-lado/videos/t/lado-a-lado/v/lado-a-lado-a-luta-pela-liberdade-pela-justica-pelo-poder-e-pelo-amor/2099254/ (Release Video)
• http://tvg.globo.com/novelas/lado-a-lado/videos/t/lado-a-lado/v/vem-ai-a-nova-novela-das-seis/2100564 (Promotional Video)