Terra Nostra (English: Our Land) is a Brazilian telenovela, produced and broadcast by TV Globo in 1999.
The story is set in the late 19th century and takes place at a time when slaves were freed in Brazil and there was a need for workers, especially on Brazilian coffee fazendas (plantations).
Musical director Marcus Viana compiled several traditional Italian songs, performed by musicians such as Charlotte Church, Caetano Veloso, Zizi Possi, and Jerry Adriani.
It focuses on the relationship of Giuliana Esplendore (Ana Paula Arosío) and Matteo Batistela (Thiago Lacerda) who meet each other during the voyage to Brazil.
Francesco is married to Jeanett, an haughty and arrogant woman, and father of Marco Antonio, a bon vivant.
Matteo meanwhile works on the farm of Gumercindo (Antonio Fagundes), a coffee baron who is married to Maria do Socorro.
For Angélica to join the convent, Gumercindo accepts the wedding proposal of Augusto, a young man with dreams of becoming a politician.
Augusto, however, maintains an affair with Paola, a beautiful and fiery Italian who arrived in the same ship that Matteo and Giuliana had.