Sonho Meu

Sonho Meu (Dream of Mine) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It ran from September 27, 1993 to May 14, 1994. It was written by Marcílio Moraes and directed by Reynaldo Boury, with co-direction by Roberto Naar. The action takes place in the city of Curitiba. It was also broadcast in Portugal.

Opening

The opening credits are shown with the protagonist Carolina Pavanelli making drawings that move and float around her while the opening song Sonho Meu, sung by Xuxa and José Augusto, plays.

Location

Sonho Meu was notably one of the few Rede Globo telenovelas not to be set in Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo. Instead, it was set in Curitiba, making use of the city's landmarks as shooting locations.

Ratings

Sonho Meu was one of the most successful Brazilian telenovelas of the 90s, having been the last telenovela of the 6:00 p.m. time slot to have an overall average higher than 40 points, reaching an average of 44 points and in some episodes as high as 60.

Cast

Wanessa

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Wanessa Godói Camargo Buaiz (née Wanessa Godói Camargo) (born December 28, 1982), commonly known as Wanessa, is a Brazilian pop singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of Brazilian sertanejo/country singer Zezé Di Camargo from the duo Zezé Di Camargo & Luciano.

Wanessa is also the ambassador in the non-governmental organization SOS Mata Atlântica, which defends the preservation of the Atlantic Forest. Due to her work to promote the NGO and its goals, and also her work for the depollution of the Tietê river in São Paulo, she was awarded the Pro-Social Award from Brazil's Nickelodeon channel in 2007, and later she received the Personality of the Year title from the Cisesp.

In 2009, Wanessa released her first single in English "Fly" featuring American rapper Ja Rule, for the album "Meu Momento". The song became the most played in the country, and was nominated for "Hit of the Year" at the MTV Video Music Brazil Awards. In 2011, she released her first album in English, titled DNA. Wanessa has sold 3 million albums in her 15-year-career.