The official motto of the Brazilian flag is ¨Order and Progress¨. The unofficial motto, however, is ¨Carnival, Soccer and Telenovela¨. Brazilian soaps are seen even across borders. This one has around 50 chapters and is inspired by the greatest novel in Portuguese literature, Os Maias. Sometimes film critics are right. Other times, it's the audiences who are right. Like in this case. Maias was a huge public failure. Personally, I wasn't surprised. I know that Brazilians don't really like reading (especially classics). Despite dealing with sensational themes such as adultery and incest, its focus is poor, its cinematography is too dark.
