Babilônia (Babylon Hill; International title: Ambitious Women) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo.
Written by Gilberto Braga, Ricardo Linhares and João Ximenes Braga, with collaboration of Ângela Carneiro, Chico Soares, Fernando Rebello, João Brandão, Luciana Pessanha, Maria Camargo and Sérgio Marques; and directed by Cristiano Marques, Pedro Peregrino, Luisa Lima, Giovanna Machline, Maria de Médicis and Dennis Carvalho.
[3][4][5][6] Features performances of Camila Pitanga, Thiago Fragoso, Gabriel Braga Nunes, Marcos Palmeira, Fernanda Montenegro, Nathalia Timberg, Cássio Gabus Mendes, Arlete Salles, Tainá Müller, Thiago Martins, Bruno Gissoni, Chay Suede, Sophie Charlotte, Bruno Gagliasso, Adriana Esteves and Glória Pires in the main roles.
Beatriz married into money to businessman Evandro (Cassio Gabus Mendes) and raised playboy Gustavo (Bruno Gissoni), she gets involved with Cristóvão (Val Perré) and ends up being blackmailed with pictures by Inês.
After being released, Inês end up in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, along with her husband Homero (Tuca Andrada) and her daughter Alice (Sophie Charlotte).
[92] Although the telenovela has received numerous accolades for breaking this "taboo",[93][94] some media outlets pointed that Gilberto Braga, main author of Babilônia, "does not care about the Brazilian family values.
"However, Ricardo Linhares, one of the authors, repudiated the criticism, saying: "We live in a secular and democratic country where everyone has the freedom to express your opinion.
[106] Due to the controversy, the main competitor of Globo in timeslot, SBT launched on March 21, 2015, a provocative slogan to promote repeat of Chiquititas.