like Armand, I saw the series under the Romanian Comunist regime. with same fascination about a rich universe, with a smart story, different interests, which is not Dallas or Dinasty but a sort of circle of almighty people in a deep war. the lead character remains, in my memory, the Brazilian Portuguese. not only as language of dialogues. but as key to a world behind huge closed doors. a film who use, in wise way, clichés and portraits of characters and personal stories of success, revenge and protection of power. a film about money and family and rivalries. seductive and fascinating. for the music, buildings, clothes and atmosphere. and, sure, for the language.