A Terra Prometida

A Terra Prometida
Genre	Telenovela Biblical epic
Created by	Renato Modesto
Directed by	Alexandre Avancini
Starring	Sidney Sampaio Thaís Melchior Milhem Cortaz Kadu Moliterno Miriam Freeland Paloma Bernardi Maytê Piragibe Beth Goulart Nívea Stelmann Alexandre Slaviero
Theme music composer	Daniel Figueiredo
Opening theme	"Veludo Aca Mil" - Rannieri Oliveira
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of episodes	179
Production
Production company	Casablanca
Original release
Network	RecordTV
Release	July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) – March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)

A Terra Prometida (English: The Promised Land) ^[1] is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Casablanca and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on July 5, 2016 and ended on March 13, 2017. ^{[2] [3]} It tells the story of the biblical character Joshua.

Synopsis

The series takes place in approximately 1200 B.C in a Hebrew camp in Shittim, in the desert of Moab. After the death of Moses, Joshua becomes the new leader of the Hebrews. Joshua is an experienced warrior, endowed with courage, determination, and a powerful faith. But it is no easy task to lead a people to their destination. With his closest and trusted allies, (the Levite priest Eleazar and Caleb, who is the leader of the tribe of Judah) Joshua has to fulfill a difficult mission, one ordained by God: to command the twelve tribes of Israel and lead them in their conquest of Canaan, the Promised Land.

Cast

Actor	Character
Sidney Sampaio	Joshua
Thaís Melchior	Aruna
Paloma Bernardi	Samara
Milhem Cortaz	Caleb
Rafael Sardão	Salmom
Paulo César Grande	Haniel
Igor Pickli	Marek
Juliana Silveira	Kalési
Nívea Stelmann	Noemi
Cristiana Oliveira	Mara
Maytê Piragibe	Jéssica
Cláudio Gabriel	Elói
Raphael Viana	Tobias
Beth Goulart	Leia
Brendha Haddad	Inês
Marisol Ribeiro	Achsah
Raymundo de Souza	Quemuel
Luciana Braga	Yana
Ricky Tavares	Zaqueu
Elizângela	Milah
Walter Breda	Orias
Bernardo Velasco	Eleazar
Guilherme Boury	Iru
Leonardo Miggiorin	Othniel
Kadu Moliterno	Acã
Gabriel Gracindo	Melquias
Rodrigo Phavanello	Gibar
Ernani Moraes	Pedael
Guilherme Leme	Elidade
Valéria Alencar	Laila
Letícia Medina	Livana
Day Mesquita	Ioná
Alexandre Slaviero	Maquir
Fábio Villa Verde	Aiúde
Juliana Boller	Chaia
Andréa Avancini	Sama
Gilberto Torres	Mibar
Daniel Erthal	Isaque
Alexandre Tigano	Muralha
Paulo Goulart Filho	Talmal
Douglas Sampaio	Rune
Ariela Massotti	Laís
André Ramiro	Jesana
Tatsu Carvalho	Boã
Ana Barroso	Darda
João Bourbonnais	Elias
Rafael Queiroz	Phinehas
Louise Marrie	Ruth
Juliana Kelling	Neziá
Altair Rodrigues	Eliazafe
Guggo Morales	Samuel
Iran Gomes	Zuma
Caetano O'Maihlan	Setur
Lino Correa	Paltiel
Ray Erlich	Adélia
Armando Amaral	Elizafã
Dudu Oliveira	Jogli
Edu Porto	Abel
Zeca Carvalho	Kenaz
Osmar Silveira	Temá
Lucas Montandon	Baltazar
Karen Mota	Mandisa
Antônio Carlos	Bomani
Regiane Cesnique	Elisa
Cristiane Machado	Deborah
Malu Stanchi	Lila
Mário Meireles	Gael

Broadcast

The telenovela aired from July 5, 2016 to March 13, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT).

In the United States it aired on Univision from August 7, 2017 to September 8, 2017 and on September 11, 2017 it moved to sister channel UniMás due to low ratings. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Ratings

Brazil

Season	Timeslot (BRT/AMT)	Episodes	First aired		Last aired
			Date	Viewers (in points)	Date	Viewers (in points)
1	Mon–Fri 8:30pm	179	July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05)	17.7 [7]	March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)	15.5 [8]

References

1. "The Promised Land". recordtvnetwork.com. Retrieved 14 June 2017.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Não perca a estreia de A Terra Prometida dia 5 de julho na tela da Record". entretenimento.r7.com (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 26 November 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
3. Barros, Karin (13 March 2017). ""A Terra Prometida" chega ao fim nesta segunda, e começa a novela "O Rico e Lázaro"". ndonline.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
4. "Swords and Sandals March on in Univision's Next Epic Series Premiere: "La Tierra Prometida"". corporate.univision.com. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
5. González, Moisés. "Univision toma otra controversial decisión tras retirar de su programación estelar La tierra prometida". People En Español (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
6. "Josué llega a Unimás para continuar su lucha por 'La Tierra Prometida', síguela este lunes desde el primer capítulo". univision.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2017.
7. Klein, Alex (6 July 2016). "Audiências consolidadas de terça-feira (05/07)". www.bastidoresdatv.com.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 14 June 2017.
8. "Audiências consolidadas de segunda-feira (13/03)". www.bastidoresdatv.com.br (in Portuguese). 14 March 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Portuguese)
• A Terra Prometida at IMDb