Irmãos Coragem is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo. It premiered on 8 June 1970 and ended on 12 July 1971, with a total of 328 episodes. It was TV Globo's ninth "novela das oito" to be aired during that time slot. It was created and written by Janete Clair, and directed by Daniel Filho.
Plot The struggle for freedom and against oppression is the central theme of this novel which tells the story of the Coragem brothers: João, Jerônimo and Duda, in the fictional town of Coroado, in the Goiás savannah, whose main economic activity is mining. João Coragem, a rough, simple and generous man, who works honestly as a prospector, finds a valuable diamond, which is stolen by Colonel Pedro Barros, who runs the mining trade in Coroado with “iron hands” and is the most powerful man in town, dictating his rules. Despite being a peaceful man who tries to solve everything with dialog and within the law, João, after several injustices, becomes an outlaw, leading his own gang of wronged prospectors, and begins to use force to confront his tormentor, Colonel Pedro Barros. But João meets and falls in love with the shy and repressed Lara, the Colonel's sick daughter, who is unaware of her own illness. Lara has two other personalities: the spunky and wild Diana, whose behavior is the opposite of Lara's; and the counterpoint between the two, Márcia. And this ends up confusing and driving João mad.
The young Jerônimo, for his part, feels a repressed passion for his younger sister, the indigenous Potira. But in order to forget Jerônimo, she agrees to marry Rodrigo César, who fights on the side of the Courage in the confrontation against Colonel Pedro Barros. To help his brother confront the Colonel, Jerônimo joins the left-wing political party to put an end to the Colonel's excesses. But in order to escape his love for Potira, he agrees to marry Lídia Siqueira, the daughter of deputy Dr. Siqueira, out of interest.
Duda is João and Jerônimo's younger brother, a boy who, in order to follow his dream of becoming a footballer, has left behind the city, his family and his childhood sweetheart, Ritinha. She is a good girl who fights for his love when she returns to Coroado. But he is already involved with another woman, Paula, who will go to any lengths to remain by his side. The conflict grows when Ritinha spends the night with Duda, but even though nothing has happened, her father, Dr. Maciel, who has never liked the boy, forces him to marry his daughter.
Cast Actor Character Tarcísio Meira João CoragemCláudio Marzo Eduardo Coragem (Duda)Cláudio Cavalcanti Jerônimo CoragemGlória Menezes Maria de Lara Barros Lemos (Lara) / Diana / MárciaRegina Duarte Rita de Cássia Maciel (Ritinha)Gilberto Martinho Coronel Pedro BarrosZilka Salaberry Sinhana CoragemEmiliano Queiroz Juca CipóLúcia Alves PotiraCarlos Eduardo Dolabella Delegado Diogo FalcãoMyriam Pérsia PaulaPaulo Araújo ErnaniJosé Augusto Branco Rodrigo César VidigalGlauce Rocha Estela Barros LemosÊnio Santos Dr. Salvador Maciel Ana Ariel DomingasAntônio Victor Sebastião CoragemMilton Gonçalves Braz CanoeiroSuzana Faini Iracema (Cema)Hemílcio Fróes Lourenço D'Ávila / Ernesto BianchiniNeuza Amaral Branca D'ÁvilaMiriam Pires Dalva LemosMacedo Neto Padre BentoJurema Penna IndaiáArthur Costa Filho Gentil PalharesIvan Cândido Delegado Gerson LouzadaÂngela Leal YolandaB. de Paiva Prefeito Jorge Campos (Jorginho)Monah Delacy Deolinda CamposIsaac Bardavid Beato ZacariasYara Amaral TulaDary Reis LázaroJacyra Silva BeatrizFelipe Wagner Neco MoreiraSônia Braga Lídia SiqueiraMichel Robin Alberto D'ÁvilaLourdinha Bittencourt dona ManuelaRenato Master Dr. Rafael MarquesFernando José Antenor SiqueiraEstelita Bell dona ReginaNélson Caruso CláudioDorinha Duval Carmem ValériaArnaldo Weiss DamiãoDelorges Caminha seu JuliãoZeny Pereira VirgíniaClementino Kelé JesuínoMaria Esmeralda JuremaWaldir Onofre AnacletoLeda Lúcia Margarida CamposMoacyr Deriquém Dr. Jarbas ValenteIvan de Almeida AntônioMaria Alves SaleteVinícius Salvatori Joaquim VenâncioDhu Moraes Helena (Leninha)José Steinberg LaportFrancisco Dantas Dr. PauloSônia Clara GlóriaFábio Mássimo Júlio (Julinho)Otoniel Serra Gastão
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