Global Hit AVENIDA BRASIL to Premiere on Telemundo, 4/6

Telemundo announces the eagerly awaited premiere of the global hit telenovela "Avenida Brasil," on Monday, April 6 at 8pm/7c. With an international cast featuring Débora Falabella, Murilo Benício, Adriana Esteves, Marcello Novaes and Cauã Reymond, "Avenida Brasil" has captivated millions of viewers around the world, airing in more than 130 countries and 17 languages.

Based on an original story by João Emanuel Carneiro, the Globo TV production tells the story of Rita, a young girl who is orphaned by her stepmother's greed and left to fend for herself at a garbage dump. There, Rita meets the boy who will become the love of her life, but they are separated when each is adopted by a different family and given new names. Neither imagines that fate will bring them back together, when years later Rita becomes a servant in the household of her stepmother and unexpectedly re-encounters her lost love.

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