Mundo da Lua

Mundo da Lua (World of the Moon) was a Brazilian television series originally produced and shown by TV Cultura, between October 6, 1991 and September 27, 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]

Mundo da Lua
Genre
Created byFlávio de Souza
Directed byRoberto Vignati
Starring
Country of originBrazil
Original languageBrazilian Portuguese
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes52
Production
Production companies
Release
Original networkTV Cultura
Original release6 October 1991 (1991-10-06) –
27 September 1992 (1992-09-27)

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 5 episode, educational mini-series, called 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 inteligence.[10][11][12]

Awards

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

References
  1. Samantha Lobo. "Vinte anos" (in Portuguese). Terra. Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  2. Thell de Castro (October 2, 2016). "Sucesso da Cultura, série Mundo da Lua tem versão que nunca foi ao ar" (in Portuguese). Notícias da TV. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  3. "Mundo da Lua". saopauloantiga.com.br (in Portuguese). September 21, 2012. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  4. Abrahão de Oliveira (August 18, 2017). ""Alô, alô, planeta Terra chamando…": a casa do Mundo da lua em São Paulo". saopauloinfoco.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  5. Fábio Costa (2019). "Os 27 anos de Mundo da Lua, onde tudo podia acontecer". observatoriodatv.uol.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  6. "Lucas e Juquinha em Perigo! Perigo! Perigo! 1993". filmnow.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  7. Aline Pereira. "Mundo da Lua faz 25 anos: 12 coisas sobre a série que você não sabia". vix.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  8. "Luciano Amaral faz "revival" de Mundo da Lua durante a quarentena". omelete.com.br (in Portuguese). April 11, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  9. Alana Santos. "Lucas Silva e Silva está de volta ao "Mundo da Lua" para pedir que todos fiquem em casa". publicitarioscriativos.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  10. Nicole Fanti Siniscalchi (September 11, 2020). "Danoninho traz Mundo da Lua de volta em episódio inédito". adnews.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  11. Pedro Strazza (September 10, 2020). "Danoninho usa inteligência artificial para criar novo episódio de "Mundo da Lua"". b9.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  12. "Danoninho traz "Mundo da Lua" de volta em episódio inédito; assista". exame.com (in Portuguese). September 9, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
  13. "São Paulo Association of Art Critics Awards: 1992 Awards". IMDb. Retrieved January 9, 2021.
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