Carrossel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Carrossel
Genre	Children's telenovela Comedy Drama
Created by	Íris Abravanel
Written by	Abel Santa Cruz
Directed by	Reynaldo Boury [pt]
Starring	Maisa Silva Thomaz Costa Rosanne Mulholland Larissa Manoela Jean Paulo Campos
Opening theme	Carro-céu by Priscila Alcântara [pt] and Yudi Tamashiro [pt]
Ending theme	Carro-céu by Priscila Alcântara and Yudi Tamashiro
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language(s)	Portuguese
No. of episodes	310 ( 252 International version)
Production
Production location(s)	São Paulo, Brazil
Camera setup	Multiple-camera
Running time	60 mins.
Production company(s)	SBT
Distributor	SBT (Brazil) Televisa (international)
Release
Original network	SBT
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	21 May 2012 (2012-05-21) – 26 July 2013 (2013-07-26)
Chronology
Preceded by	Corações Feridos
Followed by	Chiquititas
Related shows	Carrusel (Mexican telenovela)

Carrossel (which means Carousel in English) is a fun Brazilian children's telenovela. It was created by Íris Abravanel and written by Abel Santa Cruz. The show first aired on SBT from May 21, 2012, to July 26, 2013.

Carrossel is a Brazilian version of a popular Mexican telenovela called Carrusel. That show was also inspired by an older Argentinean one. Carrossel became very popular with kids. Its success led to other shows, like an animated cartoon and a TV sitcom. A movie based on the show, called Carrossel: O Filme [pt], was released in 2015.

What is Carrossel about?

The story of Carrossel takes place mostly at the Escola Mundial (which means World School). Here, a kind young teacher named Helena Fernandes starts her first job. She teaches a class of third-grade students. Each student has a very different personality.

Teacher Helena is warm and friendly. She quickly wins the hearts of all her students. At school, she gets help from two friendly staff members, Graça and Firmino. They also love the students very much. However, Helena sometimes has to deal with the strict rules of the school's director, Olívia.

Outside of school, some of the children form a secret club. It is called "Patrulha Salvadora" (Saving Patrol). Daniel leads this club. They meet in an old, empty house. Their goal is to help other children who are not part of their school. This includes kids like Tom, who uses a wheelchair, and Clementina, who is stuck at home.

The show explores the daily lives of the students. It shows their friendships, challenges, and how they learn important lessons. For example, Mário Ayala learns to be kinder after a tough start. Carmen Carrilho faces family difficulties. Maria Joaquina, who is from a rich family, learns to be a better friend to everyone, especially Cirilo.

Later, a new music teacher named Renê joins Escola Mundial. He becomes a good friend to Helena.

Who are the main characters?

The main characters of Carrossel

• Ms. Helena Fernandes (Rosanne Mulholland): She is the main character. Helena is a kind and caring teacher. She teaches the third grade at Escola Mundial. All her students love her.
• Cirilo Rivera (Jean Paulo Campos): Cirilo is a poor boy. He is known for being very trusting. Sometimes, other students like Paulo or Mário play tricks on him. He really likes Maria Joaquina.
• Maria Joaquina Medsen (Larissa Manoela): She is a rich girl who can be a bit proud. Maria Joaquina often talks about her father, who is a doctor. She sometimes looks down on students from less wealthy families, especially Cirilo. But she also helps her classmates and eventually becomes Cirilo's friend.
• Valéria Ferreira (Maisa Silva): Valéria is smart and lively. She sometimes makes jokes in class that make everyone laugh. She is Davi's girlfriend.
• Jaime Palillo (Nicholas Torres): Jaime is a boy who finds school lessons a bit hard. Even though he struggles with studies, Jaime is very gentle and always ready to help his friends.
• Carmen Carrilho (Stefany Vaz [pt]): Carmen is one of the less wealthy students. She faces challenges at home, but her classmates support her.
• Davi Rabinovich (Guilherme Seta): Davi is Valéria's Jewish boyfriend. He has a pet turtle named Relâmpago (Lightning).
• Laura Gianolli (Aysha Benelli): Laura is a girl who loves everything "romantic." She also enjoys eating.
• Daniel Zapata (Thomaz Costa): Daniel is the smartest student in the class. He is a good friend to Maria Joaquina. He is also the leader of the boys' club, the "Patrulha Salvadora."
• Paulo Guerra (Lucas Santos): Paulo is often the most mischievous student. He sometimes plays pranks on Cirilo and Laura. He also teases his younger sister, Marcelina.
• Mario Ayala (Gustavo Daneluz): Mario starts out misbehaving. But over time, he becomes much kinder and makes friends with everyone. He loves animals and even adopted a street dog named Rabito.
• Marcelina Guerra (Ana Vitória Zimmermann): She is Paulo Guerra's sister. Even though her brother often teases her, she still loves him. She is the smallest in her class.
• Adriano Ramos (Konstantino Atan): Adriano has a very active imagination. He likes to talk to his imaginary friends, like an old sock named Chulé (stinky feet).
• Alicia Gusman (Fernanda Concon): Alicia is a tomboy. She loves extreme sports and rides her skateboard to school.
• Bibi Smith (Victória Diniz): Bibi lived in the US, so she has an American accent. She often mixes English words into her Portuguese. She is Maria Joaquina's best friend.
• Jorge Cavalieri (Léo Belmonte): Jorge is the richest boy in the class. He lives next door to Maria Joaquina. Jorge can be very proud and acts like he is better than his classmates.
• Kokimoto Mishima (Matheus Ueta): Kokimoto is small but smart. He wears a Japanese headband called a hachimaki. He is friends with Paulo Guerra and often helps with his plans.
• Tom (João Lucas Takaki): Tom uses a wheelchair. He was worried about coming to school, but his classmates showed him that they would be kind and welcoming.
• Ms. Suzana Bustamante (Lívia Andrade): Suzana is a teacher who sometimes fills in for Helena's class. She is friends with the principal, Olivia.
• Mr. Renê Magalhães (Gustavo Wabner): Renê is the music teacher at Escola Mundial. The students love his class.
• Firmino Gonçalves (Fernando Benini): Firmino is from Portugal. He is the kind groundskeeper at Escola Mundial. He cares for the students as if they were his own children.
• Graça (Márcia de Oliveira): Graça is the maid at Escola Mundial. She is very friendly and a great friend to Firmino.
• Principal Olivia Veider (Noemi Gerbelli): She is the strict director of Escola Mundial. She believes that discipline is the most important thing.

Who is in the cast?

Where was Carrossel shown around the world?

Carrossel became popular in many countries. In 2014, an English version was even shown on TVJ in Jamaica. Here are some of the places where Carrossel or its local version was broadcast:

What spin-off series came from Carrossel?

Because Carrossel was so successful, new shows were made based on it.

• In 2013, an animated cartoon spin-off was launched. It had 26-minute episodes and was planned to be shown across Latin America.
• Before the next telenovela, Chiquititas, started, a mini-show called "Carrossel TV" aired. The characters from Carrossel presented it. Valéria, Maria Joaquina, Cirilo, Jaime, and Kokimoto interviewed the characters from Chiquititas.
• There was also a children's afternoon program called "Clube do Carrossel". It was like other kids' shows on the channel, with cartoons and segments for viewers.
• In 2014, a show called "Patrulha Salvadora" was released. This was a continuation of the telenovela. It focused on action and suspense, with the characters acting as superheroes.

See also

In Spanish: Carrusel (telenovela brasileña) para niños