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{{Infobox television
| genre        = [[Telenovela]]
| image        =
| first_aired  = {{start date|2006|11|21}}
| last_aired   = {{end date|2007|8|27}}
| starring     = [[Maytê Piragibe]]<br />[[Léo Rosa]]<br />[[Lavínia Vlasak]]<br />Heitor Martinez<br />[[Marcelo Serrado]]<br />[[Lucinha Lins]]<br />Nicola Siri<br />[[Tássia Camargo]]<br />[[Cecil Thiré]]<br />[[Jussara Freire]]<br />Flávia Monteiro<br />[[Luciano Szafir]]<br />Raquel Nunes<br />Raul Gazola<br />Ana Paula Tabalipa<br />[[Babi Xavier]]<br />Roger Gobeth
| country  = Brazil
| producer =
| director =Alexandre Avancini<br />Edgard Miranda
| cinematography  =
| language        = Portuguese
| network         = [[Record (TV network)|Record]]
| opentheme       = "''[[Aquarela do Brasil]]''" (Léo Gandelman)
| writer          = Marcílio Moraes
| creator         =
* Luiz Carlos Maciel,
* Antônio Carlos de Fontoura,
* Joaquim Assis,
* Paula Richard,
* Melissa Cabral
| music           = [[Chico Buarque]]
| num_episodes    = 240
}}
'''''Vidas Opostas''''' ({{langx|en|Opposite Lives}}) is a Brazilian ''[[telenovela]]'' originally aired on [[Record (TV network)|Record]].

The series won the [[Troféu Imprensa]] for Best Telenovela in 2008, sharing the award with [[Paraíso Tropical]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bahianoticias.com.br/holofote/noticia/3808-conheca-os-vencedores-do-trofeu-imprensa|title=Conheça os vencedores do Troféu Imprensa|first=Rafael|last=Albuquerque|website=bahianoticias.com.br|date=11 March 2008|access-date=29 April 2025|language=pt}}</ref>

==Controversy==
Because of scenes involving graphic portrayal of [[nudity]], [[drug]]s and [[violence]], ''Vidas Opostas'' received a 14 rating from the [[Brazilian advisory rating system|DJCTQ]]. [[Reuters]] and the ''[[Wall Street Journal]]'' even reported the fact, suggesting that the show has attained considerable success because of violent scenes, unlike most other Brazilian soap operas.

== Main cast ==
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* [[Maytê Piragibe]] - Joana de Souza
* [[Léo Rosa]] - Miguel Campobello
* [[Lavínia Vlasak]] - Erínia Oliveira
* [[Marcelo Serrado]] - Delegado Dênis Nogueira
* [[Lucinha Lins]] - Ísis Campobello
* [[Nicola Siri]] - Bóris Sanches (Gennaro Allighieri / Guido Donatti / Frederico Colotti)
* [[Heitor Martinez]] - Jacson da Silva
* [[Jussara Freire]] - Carmem Laranjeira
* [[Flávia Monteiro]] - Maria Lúcia Queiróz
* [[Luciano Szafir]] - Leonardo Rocha
* [[Babi Xavier]] - Patrícia Rocha
* [[Raquel Nunes]] - Maria do Carmo
* [[Leandro Léo]] - Carlos Laranjeira (Carlinhos)
* [[Tássia Camargo]] - Lucília de Souza
* [[Cecil Thiré]] - Mário Carvalho
* Roger Gobeth - Félix Teixeira
* [[Juliana Lohmann]] - Carla Rocha
* [[Andressa Oliveira]] - Maria Júlia
* [[Íris Bruzzi]] - Elisa Rocha (Lizinha)
* [[Cristina Pereira]] - Margarida
* [[João Sabiá]] - Sílvio
* [[Ana Paula Tabalipa]] - Neusa Nogueira
* [[Sílvia Bandeira]] - Cilene Oliveira
* [[Mário Schoemberger]] - Sérgio Ventura
* [[Daniel Dalcin]] - Alfredo Oliveira
* [[Raul Gazolla]] - Hélio
* [[Valquíria Ribeiro]] - Isabel Lopes
* [[Alexandre Paternost]] - Pedro Lopes
* [[Sílvio Guindane]] - Cecílio Cristal (Cicio)
* [[Nill Marcondes]] - Hermenegildo Torres
* [[Gabriela Durlo]] - Daniela Cavalcanti
* [[Gilson Moura]] - Genivaldo Cavalcanti (Mofado)
* [[Leandro Firmino]] - José Ferreira (Sovaco)
* [[Phellipe Haagensen]] - Pavio
* [[Felipe Martins (actor)|Felipe Martins]] - Pé de Pato
* [[Henrique Pires]] - Zaqueu (Caranguejo)
* [[Bukassa Kabengele]] - Marcelo
* [[Marcelo Escorel]] - Roberto
* [[Maria Sílvia]] - Mercedes
* [[Blota Filho]] - Renato Abreu
* [[Telma Cunha]] - Sueli
* [[Dulce Bressane]] - Rute
* [[Tila Teixeira]] - Eneida
* [[Jonathan Nogueira]] - Chico
* [[Renata Quintela]] - Cristina
* [[Marise Gonçalves]] - Amélia
* [[Valnei Aguiar]] - Eleutério
* [[Rafael Queiroga]] - Inhame
* [[Alessandro Maciel]] - Cotia
* [[Marcos Barreto]] - Fausto
}}

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_-JKxoehw Report Reuters] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420013014/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_-JKxoehw |date=2016-04-20 }}
*[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB118359608584057572?mod=googlenews_wsj Article Wall Street Journal]

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