# A Regra do Jogo

A Regra do Jogo (English title: Rules of The Game) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela, created by João Emanuel Carneiro for TV Globo from August 31, 2015 to 11 March, 2016.
Written by João Emanuel Carneiro, and directed by Amora Mautner. Starring Alexandre Nero, Giovanna Antonelli, Vanessa Giacomo, Cauã Reymond, Eduardo Moscovis, Marco Pigossi, Susana Vieira, Tony Ramos and Cássia Kis.
In 2016, the telenovela was nominated for two International Emmy Awards, for Best Telenovela and Best Actor for Alexandre Nero.

## Plot

Romero Rômulo (Alexandre Nero) 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 (Giovanna Antonelli), 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 (Cauã Reymond), and her adopted daughter, the virtuous Toia (Vanessa Giácomo) 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

| Actor/Actress | Character |
| Alexandre Nero | Romero Rômulo de Oliveira / Francisco Silva |
| Giovanna Antonelli | Atena Torremolinos / Francineide Maria do Socorro / Helena Soares da Silva |
| Vanessa Giácomo | Tóia (Maria Vitória Noronha) |
| José de Abreu | Gibson Stewart (DAD) |
| Tony Ramos | José "Zé" Maria Pereira / Pedro Vargas |
| Marco Pigossi | Dante Stewart de Oliveira |
| Cauã Reymond | Juliano Evangelista Pereira |
| Cássia Kis Magro | Djanira de Oliveira |
| Susana Vieira | Adisabeba dos Santos Stewart |
| Tonico Pereira | Ascânio Trindade |
| Marcos Caruso | Feliciano Stewart |
| Eduardo Moscovis | Orlando Levy / Ubiraci da Costa (Bira) |
| Carolina Dieckmann | Lara Firmino da Costa |
| Deborah Evelyn | Kiki (Maria Christine Barroso Stewart) |
| Renata Sorrah | Eleonora Barroso Stewart (Nora) |
| Bárbara Paz | Nelita (Maria Elisa Barroso Stewart) |
| Bruna Linzmeyer | Belisa Stewart |
| Marcello Novaes | Vavá (Valtércio Stewart) |
| dj Gralha | dj Gralha (Vinicius Lopes) |
| Maria Padilha | Claudine |
| Suzana Pires | Janete de Sousa |
| Fernanda Souza | Mel (Melisse de Araújo) |
| Allan Souza Lima | Nenemzinho |
| Bruno Mazzeo | Rui |
| Giovanna Lancellotti | Luana Sampaio Stewart |
| Otávio Müller | Breno Sampaio |
| Alexandra Richter | Dalila Sampaio Stewart |
| Johnny Massaro | Cesário Stewart |
| Júlia Rabello | Úrsula Stewart |
| Giselle Batista | Duda |
| Cris Vianna | Indira |
| Paula Burlamaqui | Sueli |
| Monique Alfradique | Tina |
| Roberta Rodrigues | Ninfa |
| Thaíssa Carvalho | Andressa Turbinada |
| Letícia Lima | Alisson |
| Jackson Antunes | Tio |
| Fábio Lago | Oziel |
| Letícia Colin | Paty |
| João Baldasserini | Victor |
| Ricardo Pereira | Lucas Faustini |
| Douglas Tavares | Abner |
| Felipe Roque | Kim Sampaio Stewart |
| Osvaldo Mil | Juca |
| Maeve Jinkings | Domingas |
| Karine Teles | Sumara Mitta |
| Séfora Rangel | Conceição |
| Carla Cristina | Dinorah |
| Danilo Ferreira | Iraque |
| Amaurih Oliveira | Dênis |

## Ratings

According to IBOPE, in the week of September 28 to October 4, 2015, A Regra do Jogo was the most watched program of the Brazilian television, with an average of 8,013,730 viewers per minute, taking into account a projection of 15 metropolitan areas.
| Timeslot | Episodes | Premiere | Premiere | Finale | Finale | Rank | Season | Rating average |
| Timeslot | Episodes | Date | Viewers (in points) | Date | Viewers (in points) | Rank | Season | Rating average |
| Mondays—Saturdays 9:15pm | 167 | August 31, 2015 | 31.0 | March 11, 2016 | 40.0 | 1 | 2015–16 | 27.9 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2015 | Melhores do Ano | Best Actor of Telenovela | Alexandre Nero | Won |
| 2015 | Melhores do Ano | Best Actress of Telenovela | Giovanna Antonelli | Won |
| 2015 | Melhores do Ano | Best Supporting Actor | Juliano Cazarré | Nominated |
| 2015 | Melhores do Ano | Best Supporting Actor | Tonico Pereira | Nominated |
| 2015 | Melhores do Ano | Best Supporting Actress | Bruna Linzmeyer | Nominated |
| 2015 | Melhores do Ano | Best Supporting Actress | Cássia Kis | Nominated |
| 2015 | Troféu APCA | Best Actor | Alexandre Nero | Won |
| 2015 | Troféu APCA | Best Actor | Tony Ramos | Nominated |
| 2016 | 44th International Emmy Awards | Best Telenovela | A Regra do Jogo | Nominated |

## International release

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

## Soundtrack

* Photo: Giovanna Antonelli as Atena