Paraíso Tropical

Paraíso Tropical
GenreTelenovela
Created byGilberto Braga
Ricardo Linhares
Directed byDennis Carvalho
StarringAlessandra Negrini
Fábio Assunção
Wagner Moura
Camila Pitanga
Glória Pires
Tony Ramos
Maria Fernanda Cândido
Renée de Vielmond
Marcello Antony
Bruno Gagliasso
Vera Holtz
Rodrigo Veronese
Opening theme"Sábado em Copacabana"
ComposerMaria Bethânia
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of episodes179
140 (international version)
Production
Production locations
Running time50 minutes
Original release
NetworkTV Globo
Release5 March (2007-03-05) 
28 September 2007 (2007-09-28)

Paraíso Tropical (English: Tropical Paradise) is a Brazilian primetime telenovela that was produced and broadcast by TV Globo from 5 March and 28 September 2007, with 179 episodes.

Written by Gilberto Braga and Ricardo Linhares and directed by Dennis Carvalho. Starring Alessandra Negrini, Fábio Assunção, Glória Pires, Tony Ramos, Wagner Moura and Camila Pitanga in the leading roles.

In 2008, the show was nominated for the International Emmy Award for Best Telenovela, losing to Jordanian soap The Invasion.