# Paraíso Tropical

Paraíso Tropical (English: Tropical Paradise) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela that was produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 5 March and 28 September 2007, with 179 episodes.
Written by Gilberto Braga and Ricardo Linhares and directed by Denis Carvalho. Starring Alessandra Negrini, Fábio Assunção, Glória Pires, Tony Ramos, Wagner Moura and Camila Pitanga in the leading roles.
In 2008, the show was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, losing to Jordanian soap The Invasion

## Plot

Paraíso Tropical is a modern-day urban story that takes place in Rio de Janeiro, where Antenor Cavalcanti has his luxurious hotel company headquarter.
Despite his vast fortune, Antenor is bitter for not having an heir to his empire. The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost.
To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who discovers, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides to have an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.

## Cast

| Actor | Character |
| Alessandra Negrini | Paula Viana Bastos/Taís Grimaldi |
| Fábio Assunção | Daniel Bastos |
| Wagner Moura | Olavo Novaes |
| Camila Pitanga | Bebel (Francisbel dos Santos Batista) |
| Tony Ramos | Antenor Cavalcanti |
| Glória Pires | Lúcia Vilela |
| Marcello Antony | Cássio Gouvêia |
| Vera Holtz | Marion Novaes |
| Bruno Gagliasso | Ivan Corrêa Novaes |
| Beth Goulart | Neli Veloso Schneider |
| Daniel Dantas | Heitor Schneider |
| Isabela Garcia | Dinorá Brandão Martelli |
| Marco Ricca | Gustavo Martelli |
| Débora Duarte | Hermínia Vilela |
| Reginaldo Faria | Clemente Vilela |
| Fernanda Machado | Joana Veloso Schneider |
| Gustavo Leão | Mateus Vilela Gouveia |
| Patrícia Werneck | Camila Veloso Schneider Navarro |
| Paulo Vilhena | Fred (Frederico Navarro) |
| Renée de Vielmond | Ana Luísa Cavalcanti |
| Rodrigo Veronese | Lucas Aboim |
| Hugo Carvana | Belisário Cavalcanti |
| Yoná Magalhães | Virgínia Batista |
| Chico Diaz | Jáder |
| Daisy Lúcidi | Iracema Brandão |
| Edwin Luisi | Lutero Sampaio |
| Guilhermina Guinle | Alice Sampaio |
| Otávio Müller | Vidal (Cupertino Vidal) |
| Carlos Casagrande | Rodrigo Sampaio |
| Sérgio Abreu | Tiago Batista |
| Marcelo Valle | Sérgio Otávio |
| Luli Miller | Gilda Batista |
| Lidi Lisboa | Tatiana |
| José Augusto Branco | Nereu Bastos |
| Eduardo Galvão | Urbano Monteiro |
| Erika Mader | Susaninha (Susana Vidal) |
| Jonathan Haagensen | Cláudio Ferreira |
| Ernani Moraes | Delegado Hélio |
| Roberto Maya | Xavier |
| Ildi Silva | Yvone |
| Roberta Rodrigues | Eloísa |
| Nildo Parente | Pacífico |
| Thaís Garayp | Zoraide |
| Juliana Didone | Fernanda Navarro |
| Yaçanã Martins | Otília |
| Patrícia Naves | Sheyla |
| Nívea Helen | Cristina |
| Raquel Parpnelli | Úrsula |
| Larissa Queiroz | Rita |
| Flávia Pyramo | Wilma |
| Maria Eduarda | Odete |
| Sandro Ximenez | Carlinhos |
| Fábio Nascimento | Luciano |
| Marcos Otávio | William |
| Dudu Cury | Júlio César Brandão Martelli |
| Vitor Novello | Zé Luís (José Luís Grimaldi) |
| Thávyne Ferrari | Márcia Maria Brandão Martelli |
| Othon Bastos | Isidoro Grimaldi |
| Susana Vieira | Amélia Viana |
| Rosamaria Murtinho | Dolores |
| Maria Fernanda Cândido | Fabiana |
| Otávio Augusto | Osvaldo |
| Paulo Betti | Lucena |
| Ângela Vieira | Cleonice |
| Marcelo Laham | Hugo |
| Deborah Secco | Betina Moneteiro |
| Ísis Valverde | Telma |

## Ratings

| Timeslot | # Eps. | Premiere | Premiere | Finale | Finale | Rank | Season | Average viewership |
| Timeslot | # Eps. | Date | Viewers (in points) | Date | Viewers (in points) | Rank | Season | Average viewership |
| Monday—Saturday 8:50 pm | 179 | 5 March 2007 | 41 | 28 September 2007 | 56 | #1 | 2007 | 43 |