TV series

Tempo de Viver

2006–2007 · 1 season

A slow-burning Portuguese soap full of secrets, rivalries and social climbing, where family ties and old grudges keep the tension simmering.

Overview: Fátima and Laurinda are mother and daughter and the only thing they have in common is their blood ties. While Fátima suffers a series of misfortunes because of her daughter, Laurinda seeks to ascend socially at any cost through a millionaire marriage with the Martins de Mello heir. Meanwhile, Raquel, the widow of Fatima's brother, returns to Portugal to confront the Martins de Mello family, whom she judges guilty of her husband's death in the 9/11. Parallel to intrigues, rivalries, secrets, blackmail and betrayals, the arrival of a great mystery haunts everyone's lives forever: The enigmatic Tubarão.
How it feels: Tense, dark, melancholic and campy. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Betrayal, family, revenge, class
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: betrayal
family
revenge
class
mystery
Places: big city
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild