Season 3 Brasil

The **Third Season** of Chiquititas Brasil premiered on SBT on August 3, 1998.

## Season Summary

Carmem finally manages to close the orphanage. However, Carol and the youngsters receive the help of a mysterious man named Pedro Vega who donates his old mansion to them. The huge, beautiful manor is located at the corner of the Beco da Harmonia. In its initially creepy insides, they'll meet Helena, the house's governess, a baleful and mean-spirited woman who keeps her granddaughter Lucia locked in a windowless bedroom, in order to "protect" her. In the neighborhood, the youngsters make new friends. Their life starts to change since some of them are leaving their childhood behind and are starting to grow, as they experiment their first love and will realize the power of friendship. One of the orphans, mischievous boy Neco, soon discovers Lucia and became her friend for life, showing her the world and gradually making her part of their family, against Elena's will. Mosca (the first male orphan welcomed by the orphanage) soon discovers he has a serious bone disease, and faces this particular obstacle in this season.

The relationship between Carol and Fernando will be torn apart thanks to Andréa, Fernando's former fiancée, and their son Diego. An unscrupulous man named Felipe Mendes Ayala demonstrates interest to orphan Maria, to whom Carolina became maternally attached, and they will fight in court for her custody.
Adult and young cast of *Chiquititas Brasil* in Season ThreeTati comes back to the Manor due to her non-adaptation to her family's conditions, also because she overly missed her friends. She experiments first love feelings with Tatu, one of the boys of the Harmony Alley, but their relationship does not work out. Fran and Samuca start being more than friends, but Marian and Bel interfere in their relationship. Marian is a troubled orphan; Bel resides in the Harmony Alley and is the best friend of Lila and Janu, a girl who is uncertain between Mosca and André. Lila also develops her feelings for Mosca, despite the disapproval of her mother.

Gabriela returns sane to São Paulo, she and Mili reapproximate, and they become closer each day with Carmem following them closely, trying to keep them from knowing the secret and their true ties. She joins forces to Marian, an orphan with bad intentions who's jealous of Mili, doing everything to hinder her life. Due to Marian's deeds, Mili ends up blind after an accident, and her place as Gabriela's real daughter and Luca's girlfriend is taken by Marian. But in the end, the truth will finally emerge. The youngsters will also explore secrets kept in the Manor involving mysteries, magic, fantasy, and a hidden treasure, also wanted by Carmem.

As in the original version, during this season the first Raio de Luz orphanage is closed and re-opened in a new manor. Also, some of the more heavy and melodramatic storylines were dropped. The show's most popular character Mili, the protagonist played by Fernanda Souza, says goodbye and goes to a new life with her mother.

## Music

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### Chiquititas - Volume 3

1. Lu-lucita *(Lucia and Neco)*
2. Um Cantinho de Luz *(The Chufas)*
3. Mexe Já *(Opening Theme)*
4. É Só Querer *(Carol, Maria and the Chufos)*
5. A Nossa Idade *(The Chufos)*
6. Mais Ainda *(Carol and Fernando)*
7. Apaixonada por Todos *(Tati and the Chufos)*
8. Bruxas Malvadas 2 *(Carmem e Marian)*
9. O Beijo *(Mosca e Lila)*
10. Penso Em Ti *(Fran and Samuca)*

## Trivia

* There's a confusion between seasons 2 and 3, as they get mixed up in this adaptation.