# Lado a Lado

Lado a Lado (Portuguese pronunciation:; Side by Side) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 10 September 2012 to 8 March 2013.
Written by João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lage, with Chico Soares, Douglas Tourinho, Fernando Rebello, Vellego Jackie, Nina Crintzs and Maria Camargo as co-writers, alongside Gilberto Braga as script advisor. Directed by Dennis Carvalho and Vinicius Coimbra. Starring Camila Pitanga and Marjorie Estiano in the lead roles, alongside Patrícia Pillar, Lázaro Ramos, Thiago Fragoso, Caio Blat, Alessandra Negrini, Sheron Menezzes and Rafael Cardoso in the supporting roles.
The plot revolves around two women from different social classes and race in the early 20th century, shortly after the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
In 2013, the show won the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela.

## Plot

Set in Rio de Janeiro's beginning of the 20th century, Lado a Lado tells the story of a friendship between two women: Isabel (Camila Pitanga), a descendant of a poor slave, and Laura (Marjorie Estiano), a white girl, daughter of a baroness. 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 traditionalist.

## Cast

| Actor | Character |
| Camila Pitanga | Isabel Nascimento (Isabelle, la Brésilienne) |
| Marjorie Estiano | Laura Assunção Vieira (journalistic pseudonym: Paulo Lima) |
| Lázaro Ramos | Zé Maria dos Santos (Zé Navalha)' |
| Thiago Fragoso | Edgar Lemos Vieira (journalistic pseudonym: Antônio Ferreira) |
| Patrícia Pillar | Constância Camargo Assunção (Baronesa da Boa Vista) |
| Alessandra Negrini | Catarina Ribeiro |
| Sheron Menezzes | Berenice |
| Zezeh Barbosa | Tia Jurema |
| Milton Gonçalves | Seu Afonso Nascimento |
| Rafael Cardoso | Alberto Camargo Assunção Filho (Albertinho) |
| Caio Blat | Fernando Lemos Vieira |
| Maria Padilha | Diva Celeste |
| Maria Clara Gueiros | Neusinha Soares (Jacqueline Duvivier) |
| Paulo Betti | Mário Cavalcanti |
| Cássio Gabus Mendes | Bonifácio Vieira |
| Isabela Garcia | Célia Camargo (Celinha) |
| Débora Duarte | Eulália Praxedes |
| Werner Schünemann | Dr. Alberto Assunção |

## Soundtrack

Two albums with music from the telenovela were released by Som Livre. One containing the national soundtrack, was released in November 2012, and the second one, containing the instrumental soundtrack, was released in February 2013.

## Awards and nominations

| Date of ceremony | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result |
| 25 November 2013 | International Emmy Awards | Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Won |
| 12 November 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Makeup | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| 12 November 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actress | Patrícia Pillar | Nominated |
| 12 November 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actor | Lázaro Ramos | Nominated |
| 12 November 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Supporting Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated |
| 12 November 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Costume Design | Beth Filipecki and Renaldo Machado | Won |
| 12 November 2013 | Prêmio Extra de Televisão | Best Telemovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| 24 April 2013 | Prêmio Camélia da Liberdade | Medium Vehicle | Lado a Lado | Won |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Actress | Patrícia Pillar | Nominated |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Supporting Actress | Isabela Garcia | Nominated |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Supporting Actor | Caio Blat | Nominated |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Kid Actor | Cauê Campos | Won |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Direction | Dennis Carvalho and Vinícius Coimbra | Nominated |
| 17 March 2013 | Melhores do Ano - Teledossiê | Best Author | João Ximenes Braga and Cláudia Lage | Nominated |
| 6 December 2012 | Prêmio CGP | Best Costume | Beth Filipecki | Won |
| 6 December 2012 | Prêmio CGP | Best Scenography | Mario Monteiro and Fabio Rangel | Won |
| 31 December 2012 | Prêmio Noveleiros | Best Couple | Edgar and Laura | Won |
| 31 December 2012 | Prêmio Noveleiros | Most Jealous Character | Berenice | Won |
| 31 December 2012 | Prêmio Noveleiros | Most Jealous Character | Fernando | Nominated |
| 31 December 2012 | Prêmio Noveleiros | Best Vilan | Constância | Nominated |
| 31 December 2012 | Prêmio Noveleiros | Best Vilan | Catarina | Nominated |
| 31 December 2012 | Prêmio Noveleiros | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| 31 December 2012 | Prêmio Noveleiros | Best Actress | Patrícia Pillar | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão | Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão | Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão | Best Child Actor | Cauê Campos | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão | Best Telenovela Author | Claudia Lages and João Ximenes Braga | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão | Best Telenovela Director | Denis Carvalho and Vinícius Coimbra | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013 | Prêmio Contigo! de Televisão | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| 2 December 2013 | Retrospectiva UOL | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| 2 December 2013 | Retrospectiva UOL | Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated |
| 2 December 2013 | Retrospectiva UOL | Best Actress | Patrícia Pillar | Nominated |
| 2 December 2013 | Retrospectiva UOL | Best Actor | Lázaro Ramos | Nominated |
| 2 December 2013 | Retrospectiva UOL | Best Vilan | Constância | Nominated |
| 2 December 2013 | Retrospectiva UOL | Best Couple | Isabel e Zé Maria | Nominated |
| 9 December 2013 | Diário Gaúcho | Best Telenovela | Lado a Lado | Nominated |
| 9 December 2013 | Diário Gaúcho | Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated |
| 9 December 2013 | Diário Gaúcho | Best Actor | Lázaro Ramos | Nominated |
| 28 December 2012 | Melhores de TV Press | Best Author | João Ximenes Braga and Claudia Lages | Won |
| 28 December 2012 | Melhores de TV Press | Best Photography | Walter Carvalho | Won |
| 19 March 2013 | Prêmio Quem de Televisão | Best Actor | Thiago Fragoso | Nominated |
| 1 February 2013 | Prêmio Trans Brasil TV | Best Actress | Marjorie Estiano | Nominated |
| 13 May 2013 | Troféu Raça Negra | Best Actress | Zezé Barbosa | Won |
| 9 December 2013 | Troféu APCA | Best Actor | Lázaro Ramos | Nominated |

## Main Themes

* Laura (Marjorie Estiano) and Isabel's (Camila Pitanga) story had discussions about sexism, female emancipation and sexual freedom of women.
* Laura and Edgar's (Thiago Fragoso) divorce at the beginning of the twentieth century.
* The drama of illegitimate children, represented by Isabel and Albertinho (Rafael Cardoso), Edgar and Catarina (Alessandra Negrini) and other characters.
* 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.
* Sexual harassment and attempted rape of Laura.
* Discussions on religious freedom and inclusion of African-Brazilian culture (samba, capoeira, candomblé), as Tia Jurema (Zezé Barbosa), Isabel and José Maria.
* The admission of Laura in a sanatorium, for being studious and oppositional.
* The origin of soccer in Brazil by the elite, and the exclusion of the lower classes.

## Historical Inspirations

* Laura was inspired by George Sand, Nísia Floresta and Júlia Lopes de Almeida.
* Isabel was inspired by Josephine Baker.

## International broadcast

Lado a Lado was licensed to CCTV. The deal marks a significant move, given the notorious difficulty of market penetration in China for foreign TV productions. It also strengthens Globo's close relationship with CCTV, which previously acquired further Globo programming such as classic telenovela Escrava Isaura and mini-series Mulher.