# Salve Jorge

Salve Jorge (Literally: Hail George, International title: English: Brave Woman) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela created by Glória Perez and directed by Marcos Schechtman.
It premiered on 22 October 2012 replacing Avenida Brasil and ended on 17 May 2013 on TV Globo at the 9 p.m. timeslot, and being followed by Amor à Vida.
A total of 179 episodes of 55 minutes (35 minutes on Wednesdays due to the 2012–2013 Football season broadcast) were produced and aired Mondays to Saturdays. However, when syndicated and sold to other countries the telenovela got the number of episodes reduced to 140 and the duration fixed at 45 minutes.
Starring Nanda Costa, Giovanna Antonelli, Carolina Dieckmann, Rodrigo Lombardi, Cláudia Raia, Flávia Alessandra, Alexandre Nero, Cléo Pires and Domingos Montagner.

## Plot

In Istanbul, Turkey, 18-year-old Morena (Nanda Costa) is auctioned by a group of wealthy and successful men. She ended up being sold for a U$3.500 bid. The next scene shows Morena running desperately through the streets, screaming for help. The scene flashes back to eight months earlier.
Morena is a single-mother who lives with her four-year-old son Junior (Luiz Felipe Mello) and her mom Lucimar (Dira Paes) helps her to support him. Though unemployed, she manages to garner strength and resolve in order to forge her own path.
Following the 2010 occupation of the Complexo do Alemão by the Brazilian Army, Morena meets Theo (Rodrigo Lombardi), a cavalry officer who is charmed by her spontaneity and sensuality. They fall in love, unaware that love does not conquer all.
Motivated by the prospect of a better future and facing eviction, Morena accepts a job offer to work in a coffeehouse in Istanbul for a few months. Her decision, however, not only ends her engagement to Theo, who disapproves of her trip, but leads to her being a victim of an international human trafficking ring.
Cunning Wanda (Totia Meireles), who offered Morena what turns out to be a fictitious job, works with Livia Marini (Cláudia Raia), a sophisticated, intelligent and seemingly irreproachable woman. The truth, however, tells a different story: although she claims to be a world-renowned talent agent, Livia is in fact head of an international human trafficking organization which generates billions of dollars every year.
Upon arriving in Turkey, Morena is forced to work at a dreary nightclub where Russo (Adriano Garib), head of security and member of the ring, constantly intimidates young women by threatening to harm their families in Brazil.
Despite being held captive, Morena refuses to accept her fate and decides to fight against the crime that victimized her. Together with her ill-fated companions, she counts on the help of Police Chief Heloísa (Giovanna Antonelli) to take down the ring's villainous scheme. On top of such difficulties, Morena also has to deal with another challenging mission: to regain Theo's love and trust. Theo still loves her but has since entered into a new romantic relationship and is determined to forget her. In the end Morena with the help of Mrs Heloisa will expose the traffic gangs then Morena and Theo will live happily.

## Cast

| Actor | Character |
| Nanda Costa | Morena Ribeiro |
| Rodrigo Lombardi | Captain Théo Garcia |
| Giovanna Antonelli | Heloísa Sampaio Helô |
| Carolina Dieckmann | Jéssica Lima da Costa |
| Totia Meireles | Wanda Rodrigues (false identities: Djanira Araújo/Marta/Ivanna de Sousa/Jussara Guerra/Adalgisa Araújo Marques/Mercedes) |
| Cláudia Raia | Lívia Marini |
| Dira Paes | Lucimar Ribeiro |
| Flávia Alessandra | Lieutenant Érica Castro |
| Cléo Pires | Bianca Faber |
| Domingos Montagner | Zyah |
| Alexandre Nero | Stênio Alencar |
| Vera Fischer | Irina |
| Stênio Garcia | Arturo Vieira |
| Antônio Calloni | Mustafá Ayata |
| Nicette Bruno | Mrs. Leonor Flores Galvão |
| Jandira Martini | Grandma Farid |
| Nívea Maria | Isaurinha Vieira |
| Suzana Faini | Áurea Garcia |
| Walderez de Barros | Cyla |
| Eva Todor | Dália |
| Murilo Rosa | Élcio Azevedo |
| Dalton Vigh | Carlos Flores Galvão |
| Natália do Vale | Aída Flores Galvão |
| Ana Beatriz Nogueira | Rachel Flores Galvão |
| Letícia Spiller | Antônia Alcântara |
| Caco Ciocler | Celso Vieira |
| Zezé Polessa | Berna Ayata |
| Mariana Rios | Drika Alencar |
| Cristiana Oliveira | Yolanda Gomes |
| Betty Gofman | Sarila |
| Tania Khalill | Ayla |
| André Gonçalves | Miro |
| Otaviano Costa | Haroldo |
| Paula Pereira | Nilcéia Ribeiro |
| Solange Badim | Delzuíte de Sousa |
| Roberta Rodrigues | Maria Vanúbia |
| Nando Cunha | Pescoço |
| Neusa Borges | Diva |
| Walter Breda | Clóvis |
| Elizângela | Esma |
| Ernani Moraes | Kemal |
| Cissa Guimarães | Maitê Bittencourt |
| Lizandra Souto | Amanda Flores Galvão |
| Adriano Garib | Russo |
| Oscar Magrini | Colonel Geraldo Nunes |
| Rosi Campos | Cacilda |
| Odilon Wagner | Thompson |
| Marcello Airoldi | Humberto Barros |
| Sidney Sampaio | Ciro Bastos |
| Fernanda Paes Leme | Tenente Márcia |
| Paloma Bernardi | Rosângela |
| Cris Vianna | Julinha |
| Lucy Ramos | Sheila Laurindo |
| Isaac Bardavid | Tartan |
| Clarisse Derzié Luz | Fatma |
| Jonas Mello | Silveirinha |
| Flávia Guedes | Salete |
| Monique Curi | Lena |
| Duda Nagle | Caíque Flores Galvão |
| Leonardo Carvalho | Drago |
| Júlia Mendes | Zoe Kelebek |
| Brendha Haddad | Neuma |
| Ivan Mendes | Pepeu |
| Antônia Frering | Deborah |
| Sacha Bali | Beto |
| Bruna Marquezine | Lurdinha de Sousa |
| Mussunzinho | Sidney |
| Duda Ribeiro | Adam |
| Karina Ferrari | Samantha de Sousa |
| Anderson Müller | Murat |
| Francisco Carvalho | Galdino |
| Narjara Turetta | Buquê |
| Luci Pereira | Creusa |
| Luiz Felipe Mello | Júnior |
| Frederico Volkmann | Ekran |
| Mila Freitas | Carol Flores Galvão |
| Kíria Malheiros | Raíssa Alcântara |
| Yago Machado | Hassan |
| Tiago Abravanel | Demir |
| Dani Moreno | Aisha Ayata |
| Laryssa Dias | Waleska |
| Yanna Lavigne | Tamar |
| Thammy Miranda | Joyce Guimarães |
| Aimée Madureira | Rayanne |
| Alexandre Barros | Ricardo Motta |
| Jayme Periard | Garcez |
| José D'Artagnan Júnior | Aziz |
| Junno Andrade | Santiago |
| Murilo Grossi | Almir |
| Rita Elmôr | Riva |

## Impact
### Ratings

| 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 | 179 | 22 October 2012 | 36 | 17 May 2013 | 46 | 2 | 2012–13 | 34 |
The first episode of Salve Jorge recorded a viewership rating of 36 points, peaking at 40 points with 60% share. Its predecessors Avenida Brasil and Fina Estampa, recorded 37:points with a 63% and 41 points respectively. The second episode registered 37 points in Greater São Paulo. Its first week it recorded a cumulative indices of 33 points.
On 28 January 2013, the show registered 39 points with a 64% audience share.
By episode 90, Salve Jorge had an average of 30.8 points, lower than the predecessor. For instance Avenida Brasil and Fina Estampa 37.7 and 38.8 respectively.
According to accumulated data by Ibope, its last episode that aired on 17 May 2013 registered 46 points with 76% audience share.
Accumulately it registered 33 points.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated | Result |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Male Revelation | Tiago Abravanel | Won |
| 2012 | Melhores do Ano | Best Child Actor or Actress | Luís Felipe Melo | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Telenovela | Glória Perez | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actor | Rodrigo Lombardi | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actor | Alexandre Nero | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actor | Domingos Montagner | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Nanda Costa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Giovanna Antonelli | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Actress | Cláudia Raia | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Antônio Calloni | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Murilo Rosa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actor | Oscar Magrini | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actress | Carolina Dieckmann | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actress | Letícia Spiller | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Supporting Actress | Totia Meireles | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Revelation | Tiago Abravanel | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Revelation | Yanna Lavigne | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Revelation | Daniele Moreno | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Child Actor | Frederico Volkmann | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Child Actor | Luís Felipe Melo | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Child Actress | Kiria Malheiros | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Child Actress | Mila Freitas | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Author | Glória Perez | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de TV | Best Director | Marcos Schechtman & Fred Mayrink | Nominated |
| 2013 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Favorite Actress | Giovanna Antonelli | Won |
| 2013 | Meus Prêmios Nick | Favorite Character | Helô (Giovanna Antonelli) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Telenovela | Glória Perez | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Actress | Giovanna Antonelli | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Actress | Nanda Costa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actor | Alexandre Nero | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actor | Nando Cunha | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actress | Totia Meireles | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Male Revelation | Adriano Garib | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Male Revelation | Tiago Abravanel | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Female Revelation | Daniele Moreno | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Female Revelation | Solange Badim | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Female Revelation | Thammy Miranda | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Child Performance | Kíria Malheiros | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Child Performance | Luis Felipe Melo | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Musical Theme | "Dança Sensual" (MC Koringa) | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Musical Theme | "Esse Cara Sou Eu" (Roberto Carlos) | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Teen Idol | Bruna Marquezine | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmios UOL | Best Telenovela | Glória Perez | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmios UOL | Best Actress | Giovanna Antonelli | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmios UOL | Best Actress | Nanda Costa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmios UOL | Best Actor | Alexandre Nero | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmios UOL | Best Villain | Cláudia Raia | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmios UOL | Best Couple | Giovanna Antonelli & Alexandre Nero | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmios UOL | Best Male or Female Revelation | Thammy Miranda | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Actress | Cláudia Raia | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Actress | Giovanna Antonelli | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Actress | Nanda Costa | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Supporting Actor | Alexandre Nero | Won |
| 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Supporting Actress | Totia Meireles | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Revelation | Daniele Moreno | Nominated |
| 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Revelation | Nanda Costa | Nominated |
| 2014 | Troféu Internet | Best Telenovela | Glória Perez | Nominated |
| 2014 | Troféu Internet | Best Actress | Giovanna Antonelli | Won |
| 2014 | Troféu Internet | Best Actress | Nanda Costa | Nominated |
| 2014 | Troféu Internet | Revelation | Tiago Abravanel | Nominated |