Alto Astral

Forever and Ever
Created by	Daniel Ortiz Sílvio de Abreu
Directed by	Jorge Fernando
Starring	Sergio Guizé Nathália Dill Claudia Raia Thiago Lacerda Christiane Torloni Edson Celulari Maitê Proença Elizabeth Savalla Débora Nascimento Silvia Pfeifer Nando Rodrigues Guilherme Leicam Sophia Abrahão Giovanna Lancellotti see more
Opening theme	"Alma" by Zélia Duncan
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language(s)	Portuguese
No. of episodes	161/120 (International Version)
Production
Running time	approx. 60 minutes
Release
Original network	Rede Globo
Picture format	1080i (HDTV) 480i (SDTV)
Original release	3 November 2014 – 8 May 2015
Chronology
Preceded by	Geração Brasil
Followed by	I Love Paraisópolis
External links
Website

Alto Astral Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈawtu aʃˈtɾaw] (International Title:Forever and Ever) is a Brazilian access prime telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on November 3, 2014, replacing Geração Brasil and ended on May 8, 2015 replaced by I Love Paraisópolis. It was originally created by Andréa Maltarolli, but due to her death in 2009, it's being written by Daniel Ortiz, with the supervision of Silvio de Abreu.

Plot

Since childhood, Caíque (Sergio Guizé) drew the face of an unknown young man. One day, the fate and thanks to Bella frame (Nathália Costa), Caíque comes face to face with Laura (Nathalia Dill), the girl he ever drew. When she comes in front of you, he can hardly believe that the woman who was always in your dreams exists. The discovery will move much with his feelings - and with it also. How to explain such a coincidence? What they do not realize is that the coincidence is even greater. Laura is the bride of Marcos (Thiago Lacerda), Caíque's brother. Even Laura groom being, Marcos maintains a secret relationship with Sueli (Débora Nascimento).

But the rivalry between the two brothers goes far beyond that. Heirs of a large hospital, both are doctors with opposite attitudes. Marcos is a successful surgeon who dreams have all the hospital just for him, while Caíque is a general practitioner who gives up diagnosis by phone and makes operations in adverse conditions, despite fear of blood. Nobody knows, but these surgeries, Caíque receives, against their will, the guidance of a spiritual guide, Castilho (Marcelo Médici). The spirit appears to him as a child, placing the young doctor absurd and comic situations.

In the middle of the fight between the two brothers, is Laura (Nathalia Dill), a certain journalist. She lives with her grandfather Vicente (Otávio Augusto) and his brothers Gustavo (Guilherme Leicam) and Bia (Raquel Fabbri). While Bia is a responsible and hard-working girl, Gustavo is an arrogant and highly irresponsible kid. Not only criticizes the life you lead but also opposes the romance sister with Caíque, and says that the perfect match for her is Marcos. In addition to working and raising a family, Laura tries through research, finding his mother, who abandoned her when she was little. Four women's are suspicions to be the real mother of Laura, and the journalist investigates one by one, until he finds it.

To strengthen villainy appears Samantha (Claudia Raia), a psychic charlatan. This exuberant, extravagant and quite glamorous woman was already quite famous thanks to his clairvoyance powers. But as she used her premonitions to make money, ended up losing his gifts. Ex girlfriend Caíque and still very passionate, she sees the doctor your great opportunity to return to stardom and fame. For this she will spare no effort, nor scruples to hinder the doctor's romance with Laura. The blonde has as an accomplice Peruvian nurse Pepito (Conrado Caputo) that helps in their villainy.

Maria Inês (Christiane Torloni) is the adoptive mother of Marcos and Caíque. He became a very lonely woman, since she was widowed of Mr. Bittencourt. She married without loving her husband, for the great love of his life is Marcelo (Edson Celulari). Several years later they meet again in a library, and the love we both have for each other it will come back. But this love will face a major obstacle: Marcelo is married to Úrsula (Silvia Pfeifer), a woman without scruples, who pretends to have a fatal disease just to keep your wedding. Úrsula pretends to be the best friend of Maria Inês, but deep down hates her, knowing that her husband is in love with her. And that villain does not forgive.

Across the street is the family map of the world, composed by the patriarch Manuel (Leopoldo Pacheco), the stepmother Tina (Elizabeth Savalla) and children Israel (Kayky Brito), Bélgica (Giovanna Lancellotti), Itália (Sabrina Petraglia) and Afeganistão (Gabriel Godoy). Manuel works in the cafeteria of the City Club, which belongs to Santana family. Brother of Maria Inês, is a shaking hand cow and does not accept any help that comes from the sister. Afeganistão also works in the cafeteria, a boy who only speaks wrong. Itália is a nurse working in the hospital Bittencourt. At first she is dating César (Alejandro Claveaux), a playboy that it takes just to win a bet. Then he begins to fall in love for real by the nurse and to have a night of love with her. But on the day of their engagement, their video in hotel sex leaks around the city. In addition, she discovers such a bet and decides to end their relationship with César. Even though he said the bet was canceled and who has repented, the nurse does not believe. Israel is a physician-surgeon, who had long ceased to perform their specialty in the hospital, thanks to a Marcos frame. Knowing that Israel was an addict, the villain away from the surgeon's office and forced him to take care of your frogs. Otherwise, tell everything to his cousin's family. Bélgica is already a real fake, pretending to be best friends with Gaby (Sophia Abrahão), but deep dies of envy from her. Meanwhile Tina divides a life between Nova Alvorada and São Paulo. Often the matriarch will the state capital, saying they will visit an aunt called Conceição. But it actually goes to your other home because she is married to Pedro (Kadu Moliterno) and keeps another family.

Cast

Actor/Actress	Character
Sérgio Guizé	Carlos Henrique Bittencourt (Caíque)
Nathália Dill	Laura Martins
Cláudia Raia	Samantha Santana
Thiago Lacerda	Marcos Bittencourt (Marquinhos)
Christiane Torloni	Maria Inês Pereira Bittencourt
Edson Celulari	Marcelo Barbosa
Silvia Pfeifer	Úrsula Barbosa
Totia Meireles	Adriana Máximo
Elizabeth Savalla	Cristina Pereira (Tina) / Cristina Romantini
Débora Nascimento	Sueli Caldas
Sophia Abrahão	Gabriela Santana Peixoto (Gaby)
Rosanne Mulholland	Débora Lara
Monica Iozzi	Scarlett Máximo / Aparecida dos Santos (Cidinha)
Maitê Proença	Catarina Santana (Kitty)
Guilherme Leicam	Gustavo Martins
Leopoldo Pacheco	Manuel Pereira
Giovanna Lancellotti	Bélgica Pereira (Bél)
Nando Rodrigues	Ricardo Barbosa
Kayky Brito	Israel Pereira
Sabrina Petraglia	Itália Pereira
Otávio Augusto	Vicente Martins
Marcelo Médici	Castilho
Simone Gutierrez	Morgana
Marianna Armellini	Ana Dirce Rosas (Didi)
Alejandro Claveaux	César Santana
Sérgio Malheiros	Emerson Duarte
Gabriel Godoy	Afeganistão Pereira
Conrado Caputo	Pepe Perez (Pepito)
Débora Olivieri	Meire Rosas
Hugo Bonemer	Nicolas Pereira Romantini
Norival Rizzo	Walter Escobar
Adriana Prado	Suzana Santana Peixoto
Ana Carbatti	Aurélia Duarte
Marat Descartes	Fernando Tallarico
Fábio Audi	Heitor Santana Peixoto
Marilu Bueno	Marieta Santana
Débora Rebecchi	Elizabeth Barbosa (Liz)
Nina Frosi	Dionice
Nathália Costa	Isabella (Bella)
JP Rufino	Adeilson Duarte (Azeitona)
Carlo Porto	Eduardo Tavares
Rodrigo Lopéz	Salvador Stigler
Pedro Farah	Afonso
Juan Alba	Oscar Peixoto
Rodrigo Serrano	Murilo Santiago
Maria Carol	Nildes Batista
Luciana Rigueira	Rosa
Raquel Fabbri	Beatriz Martins (Bia)

Cameos

Actor/Actress	Character
Jorge Fernando	Himself
Jô Soares	Himself
Fátima Bernardes	Herself
Kadu Moliterno	Pedro Romantini
Fábio Rhoden	Marcelo Barbosa (Flashback 1 Phase)
Elisa Brites	Maria Inês Pereira Bittencourt (Flashback 1 Phase)
Xande Valois	Carlos Henrique Bittencourt (Caíque) (Flashback 1 Phase)
Gabriel Kaufmann	Marcos Bittencourt (Flashback 1 Phase)
Hanna Romanazzi	Catarina Santana (Kitty) (Flashback 1 Phase)
Paula Baltar	Samantha Santana (Flashback 1 Phase)
Laís Pinho	Scarlett Máximo (Flashback 1 Phase)
Matheus Venâncio	Ricardo Barbosa (Flashback 1 Phase)
Igor Rickli	Mohammed Abdullah Al-Masi
Victor Spaparane	Victor
Jarbas Homem de Mello	Himself
Marcos Reis	Leonardo (Léo)
Java Mayan	Gilberto (Giba)
Luciano Andrey	Nazir
Jarbas Homem de Mello	Himself
Renata Augusto	Layla Abdullah Al-Masi
Paulo Carvalho	Diziabas
Daniel Dias e Silva	Miranda
Ana Maria Braga	Herself
Gutemberg Barros	Haroldo Máximo
Léo Wainer	Osvaldo
Lana Guelero	Lucia Garcia
Ricardo Pavão	Celso Luiz Esteves
Júnior Prata	Evandro
Anitta	Herself
MC Ludmilla	Herself
Junior Prata	Evandro
Vanessa Gabriel	Vanessa

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  Thiago Lacerda was the great villain Marcos.
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  Débora Nascimento was the ambitious villain Sueli.
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  Cláudia Raia was the psychic charlatan and comic villain Samantha.
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  Christiane Torloni was the kind Maria Inês.
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  Edson Celulari was the romantic Marcelo.
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  Sílvia Pfeifer was the great villain Úrsula.
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  Totia Meireles was the mysterious villain Adriana.
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  Elizabeth Savalla was the comic Tina.
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  Giovanna Lancellotti was the envious villain Bélgica.
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  Sophia Abrahão was the kind Gaby.
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  Monica Iozzi was the comic preppy Scarlett.
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  Maitê Proença was the bankrupt comic villain Kitty.
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  Leopoldo Pacheco was the comic Manuel.
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  Guilherme Leicam was the villain bad character Gustavo.

Curiosities

• The title of the original synopsis was Muu, which would allude to a cow that would fall from the sky at the beginning of the plot, but because of changes, and the fact that there are ghosts in the story, the provisional name was Búu.^[1] As Búu had phonetic like another soap opera: O Rebu, Globo decided to change the name again.^[2] Other names being considered were: Assombrações, Plano Astral and Supernatural.^[3][4]
• Bruno Gagliasso and Débora Falabella were rated to be the protagonists, but given the refusal of the first, Falabella also dropped.^[5] Grazi Massafera came to be announced by the press as the protagonist, but denied the information.^[6][7][8] Paolla Oliveira was also listed for the protagonist post.^[9]
• Sergio Guizé was quoted to be the villain of the story. But was upgraded to be the protagonist, as Bruno Gagliasso gave up the role.^[10]
• To occupy the villain post that was still vacant, the Rede Globo chose Rodrigo Lombardi.^[11] As the actor was already in the air Meu Pedacinho de Chão, they decided that he shouldn't amend two consecutive jobs. The character was given to Thiago Lacerda.^[12]
• Monica Iozzi had been cast as the villain Samantha. But she lost the role to Claudia Raia. The ex CQC won another character in the plot.^[13]
• The first scenes were filmed in Poços de Caldas and Pedra Azul (Espírito Santo) as part of the fictional town of Nova Alvorada.^{[14][15][16][17]}

International Broadcasting

Country	Channel	Title Location	Premiere	End	Weekly Schedule	Hour
	Rede Globo	Alto Astral	3 November 2014	8 May 2015	Monday to Saturday	19:35
	SIC		24 November 2014	2 October 2015	Monday to Friday	19:00

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated	Result
2014	Atrevida Magazine	Favorite Actress	Sophia Abrahão	Nominated
2015	Troféu Internet	Best Telenovela of 2014	Alto Astral	Nominated
		Best Actress of 2014	Sophia Abrahão	Nominated
	Prêmio Contigo! de TV	Best Telenovela	Alto Astral	Nominated
		Best Author of Telenovela	Daniel Ortiz	Nominated
		Best Director of Telenovela	Jorge Fernando	Nominated
		Best Actress	Cláudia Raia	Nominated
			Christiane Torloni	Nominated
			Nathalia Dill	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Débora Nascimento	Nominated
			Elizabeth Savalla	Nominated
			Giovanna Lancellotti	Nominated
		Best Child Actor	JP Rufino	Won
		Best Child Actress	Nathália Costa	Nominated
		Revelation Actor	Conrado Caputo	Nominated
			Fábio Audi	Nominated
			Gabriel Godoy	Nominated
		Revelation Actress	Monica Iozzi	Nominated
			Raquel Fabbri	Nominated
		Best Actor	Sergio Guizé	Nominated
			Thiago Lacerda	Nominated
			Edson Celulari	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Marcelo Médici	Nominated
			Rodrigo López	Nominated
			Guilherme Leicam	Nominated
	Prêmio Jovem Brasileiro	Best Young Actress	Sophia Abrahão	Nominated
	Prêmio Extra de Televisão	Best Supporting Actress	Claudia Raia	Nominated
		Best Male Revelation	Conrado Caputo	Nominated
		Best Child Actor/Best Child Actress	JP Rufino	Nominated
		Best Theme Song	"Diz Pra Mim" by Malta	Nominated
			"Na Batida" by Anitta	Nominated

References

1. Patrícia Kogut (11 February 2014). "Empresa compra direitos de Topo Gigio e negocia com vários canais". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 15 September 2014. Veja o subtítulo Da fonte.
2. Keila Jimenez (9 June 2014). "Na Globo, novela 'Búu' é rebatizada para não rimar com 'O Rebu'". F5 - televisão. Outro Canal. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
3. Fernando Oliveira (3 June 2014). "Globo muda título da próxima novela das sete". R7. Mundo da TV. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
4. Patrícia Kogut (13 May 2014). "'Alto astral' e 'Supernatural': possíveis títulos para as 19h". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
5. Daniel Castro (24 March 2014). "Sem Gagliasso, Debora Falabella deixa novela e Lombardi vira vilão". UOL. Notícias da TV. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
6. Keila Jimenez (19 February 2014). "Após separação tumultuada, Globo escala Grazi Massafera para protagonizar nova novela". F5 - televisão. Outro Canal. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
7. Vitor Moreno (6 March 2014). "'Falam que eu perdi o posto de protagonista, mas eu nunca fui', diz Grazi sobre novela 'Búu'". F5 - celebridades. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
8. Daniel Castro (27 February 2014). "Debora Falabella desbanca Grazi e volta a ser protagonista de novela". UOL. Notícias da TV. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
9. Florença Mazza (25 March 2014). "Paolla Oliveira é cotada para voltar à TV às 19h". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 15 September 2014.
10. "Débora Falabella não será mais a protagonista de "Búu"". Yahoo. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
11. "Rodrigo Lombardi será o vilão de 'Búu'". Purepeople. 29 March 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
12. Patrícia Kogut (29 May 2014). "Thiago Lacerda será vilão na novela das 19h de Daniel Ortiz". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
13. "Monica Iozzi perde papel de vilã para Claudia Raia na novela 'Búu'". MSN. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
14. Gshow (4 September 2014). "Jorge Fernando recebe autor de Alto Astral no set de gravações em Minas Gerais". Extras - Alto Astral. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
15. Gshow (20 September 2014). "Confira as primeiras imagens de Alto Astral e entre no clima da próxima novela das 7". Extras - Alto Astral. Retrieved 21 September 2014.
16. Patrícia Kogut (4 September 2014). "'Alto astral' tem as primeiras cenas gravadas em Minas". O Globo. Patrícia Kogut. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
17. Gshow (26 September 2014). "Nathalia Dill mostra desafios de gravação em prévia de bastidores; confira o vídeo!". Extras - Alto Astral. Retrieved 26 September 2014.

External links

• Official website