Mundo da Lua

Mundo da Lua
Genre
Created byFlávio de Souza
Directed byRoberto Vignati
Starring
Country of originBrazil
Original languagePortuguese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTV Cultura
Release6 October 1991 (1991-10-06) –
27 September 1992 (1992-09-27)

Mundo da Lua (World of the Moon) is a Brazilian children's fantasy television series that aired on TV Cultura from 6 October 1991 to 27 September 1992, totalling 52 episodes. It was created by Flávio de Souza and starred Luciano Amaral. It is currently shown on TV Rá-Tim-Bum.[1][2]

Plot

The series features Lucas Silva e Silva (Luciano Amaral), a ten-year-old boy who lives with his grandparents, parents, sister and maid in a townhouse in São Paulo. His father, Rogério (Antônio Fagundes), is a teacher who works hard, and his mother, Carolina (Mira Haar), works at a boutique. His older sister is called Juliana (Mayana Blum), and the maid is called Rosa (Ana D'Lira). Lucas is given a tape recorder by his grandfather, Orlando (Gianfrancesco Guarnieri), for his birthday. Lucas uses the tape recorder to record his childhood fantasies, which feature prominently in each episode.[3][4][5]

Spin-off

In 1993, following on from Mundo da Lua and featuring its main character Lucas, TV Cultura broadcast a five-episode educational series titled Lucas e Juquinha em Perigo! Perigo! Perigo! (Lucas and Juquinha in Danger! Danger! Danger!). The series showed Lucas helping his younger cousin, Juquinha, navigate common household hazards such as medicine, fire and electricity.[6][7]

2020 revival

In April 2020, Luciano Amaral created a stand-alone, 'lockdown' episode of Mundo da Lua, with the title "Bem-vindos de Volta ao Mundo da Lua" ("Welcome back to Mundo da Lua"). The episode was released on social media to encourage people to stay at home.[8][9]

In September 2020, a new episode of Mundo da Lua was created using artificial intelligence.[10][11][12]

Awards

In 1992, Mundo da Lua won the APCA award for Best Children's Program.[13]

References

  1. ^ Lobo, Samantha. "Vinte anos atrás, seriado 'Mundo da Lua' estreava para mexer com a imaginação dos telespectadores". Terra (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 January 2021.
  2. ^ de Castro, Thell (2 October 2016). "Sucesso da Cultura, série Mundo da Lua tem versão que nunca foi ao ar". Notícias da TV (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  3. ^ Nascimento, Douglas (21 September 2012). "A casa da série Mundo da Lua". São Paulo Antiga (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  4. ^ de Oliveira, Abrahão (18 August 2017). ""Alô, alô, planeta Terra chamando…": a casa do Mundo da lua em São Paulo". São Paulo in Foco (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  5. ^ Costa, Fábio (8 October 2018). "Os 27 anos de Mundo da Lua, onde tudo podia acontecer". Observatório da TV (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Lucas e Juquinha em Perigo! Perigo! Perigo! 1993". Filmow (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  7. ^ Pereira, Aline (6 October 2016). "Mundo da Lua faz 25 anos: 12 coisas sobre a série que você não sabia". Zappeando (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ^ Avila, Gabriel (11 April 2020). "Luciano Amaral faz "revival" de Mundo da Lua durante a quarentena". Omelete (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  9. ^ Santos, Alana (13 April 2020). "Lucas Silva e Silva está de volta ao "Mundo da Lua" para pedir que todos fiquem em casa". Publicitários Criativos (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  10. ^ Siniscalchi, Nicole Fanti (11 September 2020). "Danoninho traz Mundo da Lua de volta em episódio inédito". AdNews (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  11. ^ Strazza, Pedro (10 September 2020). "Danoninho usa inteligência artificial para criar novo episódio de "Mundo da Lua"". B9 (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  12. ^ "Danoninho traz "Mundo da Lua" de volta em episódio inédito; assista". Exame (in Portuguese). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
  13. ^ "São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards: 1992 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved 9 January 2021.