People & TV
Fonte: Maganews
Griselda, a Brazilian heroine
The brilliant performance by actress Lília Cabral, playing a mother who worked hard to raise their three children, has helped the soap opera Fina Estampa get good ratings
Griselda is a special woman. She makes a living doing odd [1] jobs normally done by men, such as repairing stoves [2], 
showers [3] andplumbing [4]. For work she wears overalls [5] and her neighbors call her "Pereirão." She had to work hard to raise her three children alone. But this honest, hardworking woman’s life changes when she wins millions on the lottery. The brilliant performance by Lília Cabral, bringing thisremarkable [6] soap opera character to life, has helped to win Fina Estampa good ratings. The character has been so successful that “Griselda” was the Veja
magazine cover story in November.The author of the soap opera, Aguinaldo Silva, has revealed that “Griselda” was inspired by a realwoman he met in the 1970s. A Portuguese woman who wore overalls, she was always holding atoolbox [7], and earned her living fixing stuff [8].
Lília has starred in over 20 soap operas
showers [3] andplumbing [4]. For work she wears overalls [5] and her neighbors call her "Pereirão." She had to work hard to raise her three children alone. But this honest, hardworking woman’s life changes when she wins millions on the lottery. The brilliant performance by Lília Cabral, bringing thisremarkable [6] soap opera character to life, has helped to win Fina Estampa good ratings. The character has been so successful that “Griselda” was the Veja magazine cover story in November.The author of the soap opera, Aguinaldo Silva, has revealed that “Griselda” was inspired by a realwoman he met in the 1970s. A Portuguese woman who wore overalls, she was always holding atoolbox [7], and earned her living fixing stuff [8].Lília has starred in over 20 soap operas
Born in São Paulo, Lília Cabral is the daughter of an Italian father and Portuguese mother. Shebecame interested in theater as a teenager. Her first television job was in 1981, on Band. In 1984 she was hired to work for Globo, where she established herself as one of the best actresses in Brazil. She has been in more than 20 soap operas, and several miniseries. Lília has also done great work in the theater and in movies. She is married to economist Iwan Figueiredo, with whom [9] she has a daughter, Giulia. In 2010 she was nominated for an International Emmy in the Best Actress category for her role as Teresa in the soap opera, Viver a Vida, by Manoel Carlos.
Matéria publicada na edição de número 64 da revista Maganews.
Áudio – Aasita Muralikrishna
Fotos – Renato Miranda e Alex Carvalho / Globo
Fotos – Renato Miranda e Alex Carvalho / Globo
Vocabulary
1 odd job – trabalho ocasional 2 stove – fogão
3 shower – chuveiro
4 plumbing – encanamento
5 overall – macacão
6 remarkable – notável
7 toolbox – caixa de ferramentas
8 fixing stuff – consertando coisas
9 with whom – com o qual / com quem
3 shower – chuveiro
4 plumbing – encanamento
5 overall – macacão
6 remarkable – notável
7 toolbox – caixa de ferramentas
8 fixing stuff – consertando coisas
9 with whom – com o qual / com quem
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