# A Grande Família

A Grande Família (English: The Big Family) is a Brazilian television sitcom created by Oduvaldo Vianna Filho and Armando Costa that originally aired on Rede Globo from 29 March 2001 to 11 September 2014. The show tells the story of a typical middle-class family living in a suburban neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro. It is a remake of the series of the same name that aired in Brazil in the 1970s.
The family consists of a working father, Lineu, a housewife and mother, Nenê, their son Tuco, their daughter Bebel, and Bebel's fiancée, Agostinho, a taxi driver portrayed as the typical carioca malandro. The family's grandfather, Floriano, was written out of the story after the death of actor Rogério Cardoso.
In addition to being the longest-running Brazilian sitcom, A Grande Família is considered one of the most popular comedy shows in Brazil.
A film based on the series was released in theaters on 10 January 2007.

## Plot

Lineu (Marco Nanini), the head of the family and quintessential patriarch, acts like a father to everyone in the house, including to his street-wise son-in-law, the hilarious Agostinho (Pedro Cardoso). Lineu is as methodical and strait-laced as Agostinho is roguish and full of mischief. Lineu is married to the sweet Nené (Marieta Severo), and unlike most long-married couples, they are still passionately in love.
Bebel (Guta Stresser) is their dreamer daughter whose head is constantly in the clouds. And, of course, she could only be married to Agostinho. This family couldn't be complete without the eternal teenager Tuco (Lúcio Mauro Filho), a real mommy's boy who doesn't get any breaks from his dad.

## Cast and characters

Summary of character appearances :
| Character | Portrayed by | Appearance count | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Character | Portrayed by | Appearance count | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Lineu Silva | Marco Nanini | 489 (All) | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Nenê Silva | Marieta Severo | 489 (All) | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Bebel Silva | Guta Stresser | 489 (All) | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Tuco Silva | Lúcio Mauro Filho | 489 (All) | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Agostinho Carrara (Tinho) | Pedro Cardoso | 489 (All) | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main |
| Seu Flor | Rogério Cardoso | 92 | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marilda | Andréa Beltrão | 219 | — | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | — | — | — | — | Guest |
| Beiçola | Marcos de Oliveira | 310 | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| Paulão | Evandro Mesquita | 185 | — | — | — | — | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| Mendonça | Tonico Pereira | 132 | — | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| Florianinho | Vinícius Moreno | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recurring | Recurring | Recurring |
| Gina | Natália Lage | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Main | Main | Main | Main | Main | — | — | — |

## Episodes

| Season | Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | DVD and Blu-ray year release | DVD and Blu-ray year release | DVD and Blu-ray year release |
| Season | Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 |
| | 1 | 36 | 29 March 2001 (2001-03-29) | 23 January 2002 (2002-01-23) | 2002 | 2002 | 2002 |
| | 2 | 37 | 4 April 2002 (2002-04-04) | 26 December 2002 (2002-12-26) | 2003 | 2003 | 2003 |
| | 3 | 37 | 10 April 2003 (2003-04-10) | 25 December 2003 (2003-12-25) | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
| | 4 | 30 | 15 April 2004 (2004-04-15) | 23 December 2004 (2004-12-23) | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
| | 5 | 36 | 7 April 2005 (2005-04-07) | 22 December 2005 (2005-12-22) | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
| | 6 | 37 | 6 April 2006 (2006-04-06) | 21 December 2006 (2006-12-21) | 2009 | 2009 | 2009 |
| | 7 | 37 | 12 April 2007 (2007-04-12) | 20 December 2007 (2007-12-20) | — | — | — |
| | 8 | 38 | 3 April 2008 (2008-04-03) | 18 December 2008 (2008-12-18) | — | — | — |
| | 9 | 36 | 16 April 2009 (2009-04-16) | 17 December 2009 (2009-12-17) | — | — | — |
| | 10 | 36 | 8 April 2010 (2010-04-08) | 23 December 2010 (2010-12-23) | 2010 | 2010 | 2010 |
| | 11 | 38 | 7 April 2011 (2011-04-07) | 22 December 2011 (2011-12-22) | — | — | — |
| | 12 | 38 | 5 April 2012 (2012-04-05) | 22 December 2012 (2012-12-22) | — | — | — |
| | 13 | 26 | 4 April 2013 (2013-04-04) | 26 September 2013 (2013-09-26) | — | — | — |
| | 14 | 23 | 10 April 2014 (2014-04-10) | 11 September 2014 (2014-09-11) | — | — | — |

## Reception
### Awards and nominations

A Grande Familia has received awards, including seven Extra Awards, three Arte e Qualidade awards, one APCA award, and a nomination for an International Emmy Award for actor Pedro Cardoso.