Sol Nascente

Sol Nascente (English: Rising Sun) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo.

[1] Created by Walther Negrão, Suzana Pires and Júlio Fischer, in collaboration with Jackie Vellego and Fausto Galvão.

[2] Features performances by Giovanna Antonelli, Bruno Gagliasso, Rafael Cardoso, Francisco Cuoco and Aracy Balabanian, Marcello Novaes, Henri Castelli, Jean Pierre Noher, Claudia Ohana, Marcelo Faria, Luís Melo, Marcello Melo Jr. and Leticia Spiller in the main roles.

Set in the fictional Village of the Sol Nascente, the plot follows the journey of two friends from different backgrounds: the grandson of Italian immigrants Gaetano and Geppina, who came to and Brazil to escape the mafia, Mario is a longtime friend of Alice, raised by the Japanese Kazuo Tanaka as the adopted daughter, along with cousins; Yumi, Hiromi and Hideo.

Immature and impulsive, he will have to change his ways to conquer Alice, who is engaged to César, seemingly a perfect man, but all he wants is her money.