Morangos com Açúcar
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Morangos com Açúcar is a Portuguese
Teen drama
. It is broadcasted daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI
since 2003. In Portugal, it is currently on its eight season.
From 1st season to 4th season, the main scenario was in a private school
. The 5th and the 6th season were mainly in a public school. From 7th season to the last season will be mainly about public artistic school.
In May 2006, an outbreak of the so-dubbed "Morangos com Açúcar Virus" was reported in Portuguese schools. 300 or more students at 14 schools reported similar symptoms to those experienced by the characters in a then recent episode where a life-threatening virus affected the school depicted in the show. Symptoms of the "virus
" included rashes, difficulty breathing, and dizziness. The perceived outbreak forced some schools to temporarily close. The Portuguese National Institute for Medical Emergency eventually dismissed the illness as mass hysteria.
This outbreak raised the concern of some parents regarding the major influence this series has on the kids and teens that watch it. The story was reports internationally in newspapers and magazines and online.
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
Teen drama
Teen drama
A teen drama is a dramatic television series with a major focus on teenage characters. The genre was relatively non-existent for the first 45 years of television; it came into prominence in the early 1990s...
. It is broadcasted daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI
TVI (Portugal)
Televisão Independente is Portugal's fourth terrestrial television channel, launched in 1993. It has been leading audience ratings since 2005. It competes directly with SIC and RTP1.-History:...
since 2003. In Portugal, it is currently on its eight season.
Format
There are two versions of the show. One airs during the normal school year, and the other one, "Férias de Verão", is a summer series that is aired during the summer months.From 1st season to 4th season, the main scenario was in a private school
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
. The 5th and the 6th season were mainly in a public school. From 7th season to the last season will be mainly about public artistic school.
First series (2003–04)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar Série I (Strawberries with Sugar Series I)
- Premiere Date: 30 August 2003
- Finale Date: 6 July 2004
- Viewing Share: 30.8%
First summer series (2004)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar: Férias de Verão - Série I (Strawberries with Sugar: The Summer Vacation - Series I)
- Premiere Date: 7 July 2004
- Finale Date: 14 October 2004
- Viewing Share: 32.5%
Second series (2004–05)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar Série II (Strawberries with Sugar Series II)
- Premiere Date: 15 October 2004
- Finale Date: 22 June 2005
- Viewing Share: 31.7%
Second summer series (2005)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar: Férias de Verão - Série II (Strawberries with Sugar: The Summer Vacation - Series II)
- Premiere Date: 23 June 2005
- Finale Date: 19 September 2005
- Viewing Share: 42.1%
Third series (2005–06)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar Série III: Geração Rebelde (Strawberries with Sugar Series III: The Rebellious Generation)
- Premiere Date: 20 September 2005
- Finale Date: 16 June 2006
- Viewing Share: 38.9%
Third summer series (2006)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar: Férias de Verão - Série III (Strawberries with Sugar: The Summer Vacation - Series III)
- Premiere Date: 17 June 2006
- Finale Date: 17 September 2006
- Viewing Share: 33.0%
Fourth series (2006–07)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar Série IV: Espírito Rebelde (Strawberries with Sugar Series IV: The Rebellious Spirit)
- Premiere Date: 18 September 2006
- Finale Date: 16 June 2007
- Viewing Share: 31.0%
Fourth summer series (2007)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar: Férias de Verão - Série IV (Strawberries with Sugar: The Summer Vacation - Series IV)
- Premiere Date: 17 June 2007
- Finale Date: 16 September 2006
- Viewing Share: 34.8%
Fifth series (2007–08)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar Série V: Geração Rebelde (Strawberries with Sugar Series V: The Rebellious Generation)
- Premiere Date: 17 September 2007
- Finale Date: Currently Broadcasting
- Viewing Share: N/A
Fifth summer series (2008)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar: Férias de Verão - Série V (Strawberries with Sugar: The Summer Vacation - Series V)
- Premiere Date: June 2008
- Finale Date: September 2008
- Viewing Share: N/A
Sixth series (2008–09)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar Série VI: Geração Rebelde (Strawberries with Sugar Series VI: The Rebellious Generation)
- Premiere Date: 22 September 2008
- Finale Date: 20 June 2009
- Viewing Share: N/A
Sixth summer series (2009)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar: Férias de Verão - Série VI (Strawberries with Sugar: The Summer Vacation - Series VI)
- Premiere Date: 22 June 2009
- Finale Date: September 2009
- Viewing Share: N/A
Seventh series (2009-10)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar Série VII - Vive o Teu Talento (Strawberries with Sugar: Live Your Talent)
- Premiere Date: 21 September 2009
- Finale Date: 18 June 2010
- Viewing Share: N/A
Seventh summer series (2010)
- Show Title: Morangos com Açúcar: Férias de Verão - Série VII (Strawberries with Sugar: The Summer Vacation - Series VII)
- Premier Date: 19 June 2010
- Finale Date: September 2010
- Viewing Share: N/A
Mass hysteria
In May 2006, an outbreak of the so-dubbed "Morangos com Açúcar Virus" was reported in Portuguese schools. 300 or more students at 14 schools reported similar symptoms to those experienced by the characters in a then recent episode where a life-threatening virus affected the school depicted in the show. Symptoms of the "virus
Virus
A virus is a small infectious agent that can replicate only inside the living cells of organisms. Viruses infect all types of organisms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea...
" included rashes, difficulty breathing, and dizziness. The perceived outbreak forced some schools to temporarily close. The Portuguese National Institute for Medical Emergency eventually dismissed the illness as mass hysteria.
This outbreak raised the concern of some parents regarding the major influence this series has on the kids and teens that watch it. The story was reports internationally in newspapers and magazines and online.
Notable cast deaths
- Bernardino Esteves (popularly known as Dino) was portrayed by Francisco AdamFrancisco AdamFrancisco Adam was a Portuguese actor, best known for his humorous role as Dino, short for Bernardino Esteves, in the Portuguese youth telenovela Morangos com Açúcar....
. The character was retired from the series after Francisco Adam died in a car accident in April 2006. In the last episode featuring Dino, the character was seen leaving in a hot-air balloon, and threw his favourite orange-coloured hat onto the ground, where his lover, Susana, took it and kept it as a memento. The entire cast of the telenovela appeared and waved goodbye to the character, and the late actor who portrayed him.
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