O Cravo e a Rosa (2000) is a Brazilian telenovela by Walcyr Carrasco and Mário Teixeira that adapts Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew into a spirited, rural São Paulo setting. The series blends romantic comedy, social satire, and melodrama across a large ensemble, delivering lively performances, catchy music, and memorable characters.
For three generations, the families had feuded. The reason was lost to memory—some said a stolen kiss, others a contested wine vintage—but the hatred bloomed as fiercely as the flowers they cultivated.
Finally, the head judge emerged. “The carnations demonstrate mastery. Precision. Control.”
“He will be embarrassed, then.”
(specifically 1927–1928), the story is a romantic comedy inspired by William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew The Conflict: Banker and aspiring politician Nicanor Batista has two daughters: the romantic, sweet and the rebellious, feminist
Petruchio is stunned. He whispers to her: "You’ve beaten me at my own game." She replies: "No, dear. I’ve simply decided to let you think you’ve won."
The Comedy: From Petruchio’s farm antics with Calixto (Pedro Paulo Rangel) to the social climbing attempts of the villainous Marcela (Drica Moraes).
O Cravo e a Rosa (2000) is a Brazilian telenovela by Walcyr Carrasco and Mário Teixeira that adapts Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew into a spirited, rural São Paulo setting. The series blends romantic comedy, social satire, and melodrama across a large ensemble, delivering lively performances, catchy music, and memorable characters.
For three generations, the families had feuded. The reason was lost to memory—some said a stolen kiss, others a contested wine vintage—but the hatred bloomed as fiercely as the flowers they cultivated.
Finally, the head judge emerged. “The carnations demonstrate mastery. Precision. Control.”
“He will be embarrassed, then.”
(specifically 1927–1928), the story is a romantic comedy inspired by William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew The Conflict: Banker and aspiring politician Nicanor Batista has two daughters: the romantic, sweet and the rebellious, feminist
Petruchio is stunned. He whispers to her: "You’ve beaten me at my own game." She replies: "No, dear. I’ve simply decided to let you think you’ve won."
The Comedy: From Petruchio’s farm antics with Calixto (Pedro Paulo Rangel) to the social climbing attempts of the villainous Marcela (Drica Moraes).