31, Oct — 2001

TV Takes the Past to Portugal

  • Nani Rubin
  • O Globo

“The production marks the return of director Luiz Fernando Carvalho to television. (…) The director’s meticulous work gets great compliments from the actors.”

25, Apr — 2004

Os Maias on DVD: As It Should Have Been

“One of the best literary adaptations for Brazilian TV.”

9, Jan — 2001

Os Maias Offer a Movielike Treatment to Eça

  • Folha de S.Paulo

“The miniseries debut today with a special mission: to offer a fine product to the audience.”

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25, Apr — 2004

Os Maias on DVD without Outside References

  • Folha de S.Paulo

“Landmark of Brazilian television.”

24, Dec — 2000

New Faces in Os Maias

  • Cristian Klein
  • Folha de S.Paulo

Luiz Fernando Carvalho: The image of these actors is overexposed. I made the proposal (of changing characterization) for them as an exercise.”

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9, Jan — 2001

With the Blessing of Eça

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“The miniseries had scenes recorded in Lisbon, Sintra and Coimbra. (…) The care with the withdrawn character of the novel and the composition of characters began months before the recordings, with lectures by experts in Eça de Queirós.”

1, Oct — 2001

Promise of Talent

  • Elizabete Antines e Amélia Gonzales
  • O Globo

“The name is still as unknown to the public as her beautiful face is. But for Luiz Fernando Carvalho, Simone Spoladore is the most perfect translation of Maria Monforte.”

11, Feb — 2001

A Good, Faithful Fried, Always in For Love

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“A beautiful tribute to the Portuguese people. That’s how Eva Wilma defines the miniseries Os Maias.”

11, Jan — 2001

The Naked Woman

  • Flávia Ribeiro
  • O Dia

“Her performer (from the Spanish gypsy Encarnación) is the newcomer Maria Clara Fernandes.”

25, Feb — 2001

Ardent and Ambiguous

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“With 40 shows under her belt as a theater actress, Maria Clara Fernandes, in her first TV role, does not bother to hide how happy she is: ‘If on the one hand, she has a courtesan past, on the other, she has the romantic dream of being happy.’”

14, Jan — 2001

Exuberant Costumes

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“The miniseries costume, designed by Beth Filipecki, follows the descriptive and detailed process of Eça de Queirós in the presentation of his characters.”

28, Jan — 2001

A Word Magician and Homeland Lover

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

Osmar Prado: “Alencar was a wonderful gift from Luiz Fernando Carvalho to me. I have some things in common with him, such as a passion for work, ethics and character.”

4, Feb — 2001

A Man Who Can’t Love

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

Maria Adelaide Amaral: “The miniseries are perfect. It’s a true masterpiece.”

7, Jan — 2001

Forbidden Fruit

  • Simone Mousse
  • O Globo

“Luiz Fernando Carvalho landed in Portugal with half the cast to record the miniseries scenes. Overall, the work took six weeks in Europe, according to Luiz Fernando, to do justice to the scenes described by Eça de Queirós.”

13, Aug — 2000

Os Maias Becomes Miniseries on Television

  • Beth Néspoli
  • O Estado de S.Paulo

“Under the direction of Luiz Fernando Carvalho, the miniseries, adapted by Maria Adelaide Amaral, airs in January.”

9, Jan — 2001

Soundtrack has classic themes and Madredeus

  • Bernardo Araújo
  • O Globo

Madalena Prado, responsible for the musical research of Os Maias: “Luiz Fernando Carvalho spent a year looking for the right composers and works to set the story. He often dedicates himself to the musical score of soap operas and miniseries as part of his own story. It is a great gift, and at the same time a joy for him.”

12, May — 2004

Os Maias Cut and Whole

  • Amélia Gonzales
  • O Globo

“There are two good news for the specialists in Eça de Queiroz. The first is that they can already buy the miniseries DVD. The second is that director Luiz Fernando Carvalho is finalizing The Relic as a DVD-only micro-series.”