# Araguaia (TV series)

Araguaia (English: Destiny River) was a Brazilian supernatural telenovela that ran on TV Globo from September 27, 2010 to April 8, 2011.
Created by Walther Negrão and co-written by Jackie Vellego, Renato Modesto, Julio Fischer, Alessandro Marson and Fausto Galvão. Directed by Marcos Schechtman and Marcelo Travesso.
Starring Cléo Pires, Murilo Rosa, Milena Toscano, Thiago Fragoso, Júlia Lemmertz and Lima Duarte.
In 2012, the show was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela.

## Plot
### First phase

In 1845, before industrialization, women had to do everything to protect what they owned as they did not depend so much in men. One day an indigenous tribe, Karuê, launched an attack on the women's homestead and rob and grab their properties. Many are killed and Apoena, one of the attackers rescues Antonîa, a teenager and decides to take her to his community. Through the ventures, Antonîa and Apoena fall in love in and hence, she becomes pregnant. On arriving among the Karuê community, Antonîa's state (pregnancy) awakens Larú's hatred and therefore casts a curse on all Antonîa and Apoena's male offspring. The children die under mysterious circumstances on the banks of Araguaia river.

### Second phase

In the 21st century, Fernando (Edson Celulari) receives the news that his mother Antoninha (Regina Duarte) is critically ill and nearing death. He sets a journey back to Araguaia together with his wife, son and her adoptive mother; Estela, Solano and Mariquita respectively. On arrival Antonîa dies after begging Fernando to take away his son away from Araguaia as the curse inflected by Larú is still effective. With the outgoing nature of Fernando he decides to sell Solano's horse in order to find money to take Estela and he back to Rio de Janeiro. He unfortunately dies on the eve of their supposed journey. Estela develops feelings for Solano while Solano has an irresistible attraction to Estela. A love story between Estela (Cleo Pires) a Karuê last female descendant and Solano (Murilo Rosa), the last descendant of Apoena and Antonia. This will put Estela on a quest of fulfilling the curse or living her own love story. The situation complicates when she becomes pregnant with Solano's son who is also affected by the curse. They must fight against all odds in order to get rid of the curse.

## Cast

| Actor | Character |
| Murilo Rosa | Solano Rangel |
| Milena Toscano | Manuela Martinez |
| Lima Duarte | Max Martinez |
| Cléo Pires | Estela Rangel (Estrela Karue) |
| Laura Cardoso | Mariquita (Maria Quitéria) |
| Júlia Lemmertz | Amélia Martinez |
| Thiago Fragoso | Vitor Vilar |
| Mariana Rios | Nancy Santos |
| Suzana Pires | Janaína Santos Martinez |
| Raphael Viana | Frederico Martinez (Fred) |
| Suyane Moreira | Iaru |
| Eva Wilma | Beatriz Cardoso (Pierina) |
| Emílio Orciollo Netto | Neca Tenório |
| Maria Joana | Maria da Glória Mourão (Sargento Mourão) |
| Thaís Garayp | Terê Tenório |
| Flávia Guedes | Aspásia |
| Henri Castelli | Rudy |
| Juca de Oliveira | Gabriel (Cabo de Esquadra) |
| Tânia Alves | Pérola Simões |
| Otávio Augusto | Padre Emílio |
| Nando Cunha | Bucéfalo Almeida (Pimpinela) |
| Ângelo Antônio | Geraldo Lutti Filho |
| Paula Pereira | Isadora de Almeida Lutti (Dora) |
| Cinara Leal | Safira Simões |
| Bruna Marquezine | Terezinha |
| Neusa Borges | Ivete Valadares |
| Gésio Amadeu | Cirso Simões |
| Nanda Lisboa | Ametista Simões |
| Raquel Villar | Esmeralda Simões |
| Turíbio Ruiz | Ruriá Karuê |
| Ana Lima | Lenita |
| Thiago Oliveira | Tavinho |
| Yunes Chami | Mamed Mascate |
| Eduardo Coutinho | Dr. Ricardo |
| Luciano Scalioni | Bruno Santos |
| Ricardo Castro | Caroço |
| Luciana Carinielle | Lourdinha |
| Christovam Netto | Marreta |
| Adílson Maghá | Eugênio (Genão) |
| Brenda Diniz | Maria |
| Cadu Paschoal | Pedro |
| Douglas Moreira | André |
| Frederico Wolkmann | Tomé |
| Laura Barreto | Madalena |
| Luigi Matheus | Mateus |
| Roberta Piragibe | Verônica |
| Alice Motta | Antônia Rangel |
| Diogo Oliveira | Apoena Karuê |
| Regina Duarte | Antoninha Rangel |
| Edson Celulari | Fernando Rangel |
* Cléo Pires is Estela.
* Milena Toscano is Manuela.
* Murilo Rosa is Solano.
* Lima Duarte is Max.
* Laura Cardoso is Mariquita.
* Mariana Rios is Nancy.
* Júlia Lemmertz is Maria Amélia.
* Thiago Fragoso is Víctor.
* Raphael Viana is Frederico.
* Bruna Marquezine is Terezinha.

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref |
| 2011 | Prêmio Extra de TV | Best novela | Araguaia | Nominated | |
| 2011 | Prêmio Extra de TV | Best Actress | Cléo Pires | Nominated | |