Globo begins production for new telenovela, "Land and Passion"

Globo confirmed that is has started recording its new prime-time telenovela, "Land and Passion."“Globo is internationally recognized for its telenovelas and for the technical quality of its productions, expertise that the company has built over time," Angela Colla, Head of International Business at Globo, said."With 'Land and Passion' (working title) couldn't be any different. It is an epic of resilience, with a love triangle and disputes over ambition."

 "Land and Passion" is a production by Walcyr Carrasco, who is also credited with "Hidden Truths," "Sweet Diva" and "The Other Side of Paradise.""It is worth mentioning that Walcyr Carrasco's productions always have a lot of repercussions," Colla said. "They are successful works both in Brazil and in the international market, with emblematic characters and stories that involve the audience. And, in addition to 'Land and Passion’, that we already started the recordings, Globo also releases ‘Amor Perfeito’ ('Perfect Love'), the new telenovela that will be played at 6pm, by Duca Rachid and Júlio Fischer, a light story, with references to fairy tales reaching the international market in the second semester."

Carrasco's creations are inspired by his own childhood to create the plot that takes place in Mato Grosso do Sul, in the Midwest of Brazil. With artistic direction by Luiz Henrique Rios, the telenovela features cast members Gloria Pires, Paulo Lessa, Agatha Moreira and Débora Ozório. “The story presents a great love drama and a struggle for inheritance, within an agricultural, rural environment, a part of the country still unknown by many people, in a matter that we are not used to seeing in telenovelas. I am fascinated by the technology implemented in agriculture today, I fell in love with this environment and wanted to bring it to the screens", reveals the author.

In the plot, Aline, character played by Barbara Reis is a teacher who, after the murder of her husband, becomes an agricultural producer and begins a journey to defend the land she lives and build a better future for herself and her family. She gets involved with the brothers played by Cauã Reymond and Johnny Massaro, who are at the center of a dispute over inheritance and succession in the wealthy family of the rural producer's Antônio, character played by Tony Ramos.