Globo’s ‘A Nobreza do Amor’ Premieres Monday After Cost-Driven Shift to Brazilian Locations

Overview

• The story centers on Princess Alika, who flees a coup in the fictional kingdom of Batanga, adopts the name Lúcia in Brazil, and begins a romance with rural worker Tonho as rival Mirinho complicates her new life.
• Scenes intended to depict Africa were filmed at Fortaleza de Santa Cruz in Niterói, at Barreira do Inferno in Natal, and in caves in the interior of Rio Grande do Norte after overseas shooting proved unfeasible.
• The writers Duca Rachid, Júlio Fischer, and Elísio Lopes Jr. report nearing the 100th chapter out of 203, meeting Globo’s push for substantial advance scripting on the period production.
• Globo released the opening sequence on March 12 set to Jorge Ben Jor’s song Zumbi as part of the final promotional rollout.
• Duda Santos leads the cast as Alika, Lázaro Ramos portrays the antagonist Jendal, Ronald Sotto plays Tonho, Nicolas Prattes is Mirinho, and Gustavo Fernández serves as artistic director.