Fuzuê

**"Fuzuê"** is a Brazilian telenovela written by Gustavo Reiz for Rede Globo. It's an original story and it started airing on August 14, 2023. The main stars are Giovana Cordeiro and Nicolas Prattes.

## Synopsis

Luna is a charismatic, insightful and hard-working young woman, resident of the Fátima neighborhood in the center of Rio de Janeiro. From humble origins, she produces jewelry with recyclable materials to sell in the city's tourist areas, in addition to working as a volunteer at an NGO specialized in promoting art and dance workshops for children. On weekends she works as an event producer at Beco do Gambá, a fun music venue in the bohemian neighborhood of Lapa. At the same time, Luna works tirelessly to look for answers to the disappearance of her mother, Maria Navalha, a former pagode singer known for her explosive temper.

During her investigation, Luna ends up meeting and falling in love with the lawyer Miguel, one of the sons of the eccentric businessman and former market vendor Nero, owner of Fuzuê, one of the most traditional and popular stores in the city center. Both Nero and Miguel decide to help Luna find her mother, since it was in the store where Maria Navalha was last seen. Miguel will have to compete for Luna's love with Jefinho Sem Vergonha, an app driver and aspiring country singer, who still maintains an on-and-off relationship with Luna. Another ally of Luna is her best friend, Soraya Terremoto, a fun, free-spirited woman who works as a dancer at Beco do Gambá and aspires to be rich and famous, while living a warm relationship with Francisco, one of Fuzuê's heirs, and rejects Merreca's advances.

Meanwhile, in the noble region of the city lives the greedy and ambitious Preciosa Montebello, a powerful businesswoman and owner of a traditional jewelry store married to the corrupt politician Heitor. She receives her inheritance from her father César, along with documents that indicate the location of a hidden fortune in Rio de Janeiro. What Preciosa did not imagine was that, amidst the paperwork left by her father, there would be another revelation: the existence of a half-sister, Luna, with whom she would share all her assets, including the treasure that had yet to be found. Preciosa ends up discovering that the treasure could be underneath Fuzuê, and does her best to buy and demolish the store.

## Trivia

* Glória Pires was the first actress invited to play Maria Navalha, mother of the protagonist, but the actress was being competed for by the production of 'Todas as flores', in which she would be the main antagonist, but she ended up being transferred to be the antagonist of 'Terra e paixão'.
* Isabel Teixeira was invited to the role of Maria Navalha after her excellent performance in 'Pantanal', but the actress refused, claiming that she needed a vacation after the end of the previous telenovela — the actress also refused a role in 'Terra e paixão' for the same reasons.
* Subsequently, Dira Paes was in final negotiations to play the character of Maria Navalha, but she was reassigned to a prominent role in another telenovela, and Olívia Araújo took over the character.
* To play the protagonist Miguel, Rafael Vitti was the first name considered for the role, but the actor declined the invitation to get away from the good guy roles, and Nicolas Prattes ended up taking on the character.
* Murilo Benício was the first name considered to play the protagonist's father, Nero, but negotiations did not progress and the actor was reassigned to the second season of the series 'Justiça', being replaced by Edson Celulari.
* Marcello Novaes was considered to play Cesar, the antagonist's father, but he declined the invitation to play a role in the second season of 'Justiça', being replaced by Leopoldo Pacheco.