Overview

• Globo schedules the premiere for Monday, October 20, launching the network’s flagship 9 p.m. slot with the new novela.
• Aguinaldo Silva returns to the broadcaster as creator alongside Virgílio Silva and Zé Dassilva, centering the story on Gerluce, played by Sophie Charlotte.
• Set in São Paulo’s Chacrinha, the plot introduces Santiago Ferette, portrayed by Murilo Benício, as a supposed benefactor tied to a counterfeit-medicine scheme.
• Fernanda Vasconcellos resumes novelas after nine years as Samira, a chef at the Fundação Ferette who hides illicit activity, adopting a short-hair look for the role.
• Previews highlight early hooks such as a teenage pregnancy, frame themes of ethics and class tension, and note additional comebacks including Carla Marins and Miguel Falabella.