Telhados de Vidro
Telhados de Vidro was a Portuguese telenovela produced by Atlântida Estúdios for TVI, written by Rosa Lobato de Faria. It was the channel's first national telenovela and the first such production for a private television channel in Portugal.
Plot
The Duarte Santos family faces financial difficulties and Catarina thinks of becoming a nurse again. She calls her friend Joana, putting him in contact with António Cortesão Vaz, the aging owner of Vazotel. With Zé Maria weighing in on the financial downturns, Carolina decides to take care of the businessman. Ricardo receives an envelope with money from Arlindo and Suzete. At Vaz's company, Cláudia is replaced by Rosário, which Maria Clara didn't like. Cláudio Vaz shows an interest in Carolina and asks Jorge Malheiros to talk to the lawyer. Cortesão Vaz dies of an illness, leaving the presidency of Vazotel at stake. His death is celebrated by Maria Clara and Viriato, while Joana and Henrique discuss the future of the company, with the latter likely becoming the new president. After Vaz's funeral, Maria Clara's behavior changes, insulting Rosário and threatening her to quit, owing everything to Henrique.Music
The opening theme, also titled Telhados de Vidro, was sung by Dina with lyrics from the creator of the telenovela. She also made "two or three" other songs played during the episodes., as stated by Dina in 2016.Airing
The novela made its first airing on 22 February 1993 in a prime slot, at 20:00, however from 30 March it moved to 18:15 while adding two-hour omnibuses on Sundays at 14:00. During the last weeks on air, it aired around 18:30. There was a first rerun from 10 May 1994, but it got canceled after two weeks on air.On 3 July 1995, the second rerun began at a noon slot. Over time, by September, it moved to a slightly earlier timeslot, its old slot being occupied by Morena Clara. The rerun ended on 12 December and has not been rerun since.