For those who enjoy a soap opera, Brazil is fertile ground, as the overwhelming majority of general TV channels in the country transmit, on average, four soap operas daily. Invariably, much of this material eventually goes around the world, being bought and broadcast in other countries. One of the most permeable markets for Brazilian teledramaturgy is, of course, my country, due to its cultural and linguistic proximity. I watched "Alma Gémea" at the premiere in Portugal in 2005, and again about six years later when it was reprised.

The plot is based on the immortal love between a rich producer of roses, Rafael, and his late wife, Luna. Years after her death, he discovers that she reincarnated in the body of a young Indian, Serena, and decides to marry her to the hatred of Christina, who aspired to marry him in order to control his fortune. So far, the only truly new or different thing in this soap opera is the subject, always controversial, of reincarnation. I confess, it's not a dramatic feature that works out very well, at least with me, and I think the story could have been rethought so as not to include it, but that is my personal opinion. The soap opera works very well, harmoniously combining a somewhat melodramatic romance and a series of truly good humorous moments.

Among the actors, I would like to say that this was probably the biggest and best opera soap of Priscila Fantin's career, which secured the leading role with great talent and sweetness. Flávia Alessandra was a compelling and hateful villain, but the fact that she constantly needed the advice of her mother, very well interpreted by the veteran Ana Lucia Torre, slightly affected her character sometimes. Eduardo Moscovis was well in the role of Rafael, but even better than he, in my opinion, was Emílio Orciollo Netto, who is responsible for the biggest slice of soap opera comedy moments. Still worthy of note are Luigi Baricelli, Fernanda Souza, Malvino Salvador, Elizabeth Savalla and Liliana de Castro.

I watch this show everyday with my mom and I love it. It is funny and there are sad and shocking parts, too which make it so good. But also because of what it is about.It's about love, jealousy, and there are tricks being played. To those who may not know much about this show, it is about a girl who is mother, I believe, is in an Indian Tribe (Serena), and was born and raised there. And since she was little, she always saw things in the water. She saw roses. She never knew why until she was about 20 and ran from her village because it was being attacked. (I haven't seen much after but I know a little). She stayed with a rich family (Rafeal, his son, Felipe, and his late wife's cousin, Christina). Right when they met she felt like she already knew him and quickly fell in love with him. But about Rafeal, his wife died 20 years before...make a connection? I won't say anything more because I don't want to give anything away. But..It is filled with all different genres like suspense, of course drama, and comedy, and plenty of it. It's a great show to watch.

I watched one soap opera. The name is Alma Gêmea and I fell in love with soap operas lol. This soap opera is full of love, I also liked the belief that was shown in it, everything in this soap opera is perfect! I found the characters Serena and Luna very cute, the actresses who play Débora and Cristina were amazing! This soap opera is undoubtedly one of the best ever created, I became more of a fan of it than Turkish soap operas. The story seemed real, the actors are amazing, there's no way not to fall in love with this soap opera. The ending showing their fate was very different, but it was amazing.