Best Brazilian family series

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch family shows from Brazil, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Mystery Lab

    Mystery Lab 2020

    Host Felipe Castanhari explores science, history, mysteries and marvels, uncovering mind-blowing facts with help from his lab buddies.

    Netflix
    76
  • Poster for Monica and Friends

    Monica and Friends 2022

    When popular Carminha Frufru's party is mysteriously sabotaged, Mônica and her friends become the main suspects, and they will need to overcome their insecurities and reveal their secrets to decipher the mystery.

    Globoplay
    87
  • Poster for Toma Lá, Dá Cá

    Toma Lá, Dá Cá 2007

    Brazilian comedy about two couples living next to each other in the same building. This show explores the antics between the two couples.

    Rede Globo
    83
  • Poster for Stupid Wife

    Stupid Wife 2022

    Luíza and Valentina are law students and classmates, but from totally different worlds and personalities. Luiza sees in Valentina all the flaws she believes someone can have, and hates her. One day, however, Luiza wakes up to find herself ten years older and, to her horror, married to Valentina. It turns out that now, Luíza was the victim of a trauma, which she is still unaware of and which led her to a process of Dissociative Amnesia; not remembering her marriage to Valentina, much less her son Leo. In this process, she will need to rediscover herself, who she has become. At the same time, Valentina seeks to win back her wife.

    YouTube
    84
  • Poster for A Grande Família

    A Grande Família 2001

    The daily lives of a typical Brazilian middle-class family, that are always very close and tries, in their way, to survive the financial and relationship difficulties.

    Rede Globo
    77
  • Poster for Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum

    Castelo Rá-Tim-Bum 1994

    Nino is a 300-year-old boy who lives with his uncle, Dr. Victor, a sorcerer and scientist, and his great-aunt Morgana, a 6,000-year-old witch. The three of them live in a castle in the middle of the city of São Paulo. Apprentice sorcerer, Nino has never attended a school, because of the unusual age of 300 years. His parents left him living with Victor and Morgan, because they needed to travel on an expedition into outer space, taking their two younger brothers. In spite of having animal and supernatural friends in the Castle, Nino, feeling lack of friends like him, decides to do a spell he learned with his Uncle Victor, and ended up bringing to the Castle, three children who had just left school. Free of loneliness, Nino receives the visit of the three daily.

    TV Cultura
    84
  • Poster for Carrossel

    Carrossel 2012

    Carrossel is a children's telenovela created by Abel Santa Cruz and written by Íris Abravanel, originally transmitted on SBT from May 21, 2012 to present. It is a Brazilian remake of the Mexican telenovela Carrusel, which in turn had been inspired by the Argentinean telenovela Jacinta Pichimahuida, la Maestra que no se Olvida. In a short time the display was a telenovela phenomenon of hearing canal causing quite successful among the children public yielding several CDs, DVDs, toys and other products in less than a year. including we have made several spin-offs based on it, including a cartoon series and television sitcom.

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    71
  • Poster for A Mother's Love

    A Mother's Love 2019

    Lurdes is a mother of five who tirelessly seeks for Domenico, a child of hers who was sold by his own father 26 years ago; Thelma is an overprotective mother who finds out she has a terminal illness, and must race against time to make her dreams come true and prepare her son for a life without her presence; Vitória is a successful lawyer who sees the end of her marriage after countless failed attempts to have a baby and decides for adoption, but finds out she is pregnant during the process. In "A Mother's Love", the lives of these women are intertwined while they recognize themselves in the unconditional love provided by motherhood.

    Rede Globo
    79
  • Poster for As Brasileiras

    As Brasileiras 2012

    After the breakthrough success of 'The Cariocas', the spin-off 'The Brazilians - The Women' embraces all the diversity of Brazil and its women. Powerful, fragile, funny, protective, beautiful, talented, insightful, and especially unique; they all have a certain charm. No matter what their birthplace, age, lifestyle or preference, these remarkable women have one thing in common: they are Brazilian. Brilliantly witty and entertaining, every independent episode provides an exclusive look at the life experiences of the women who inspire everyone.

    Rede Globo
    69
  • Poster for Rebel Rio!

    Rebel Rio! 2011

    Elite Way is one of the most renowned educational institutions in the country, where students have access to high quality education and play sports. Despite the rigid schedule, the richest families in Rio de Janeiro want that their children study in the Elite Way. This is the case of Alice, Diego, Roberta, Carla and Tomás, some rebel teenagers and full of fancies that will discover in music a common goal.

    RecordTV
    73
  • Poster for Mulheres Apaixonadas

    Mulheres Apaixonadas 2003

    The series surrounds the damaged relationship between a saxophonist and a woman who falls in love for a former boyfriend, whom she had left to marry him.

    Rede Globo
    68
  • Poster for The King of The Cattle

    The King of The Cattle 1996

    In the struggle for land a vicious feud erupts between two men, who commit their families to a war without truce. Over two generations they are moved by love and by hatred in this epic saga of love for the land.

    Rede Globo
    72
  • Poster for Trail of Lies

    Trail of Lies 2013

    Paloma is a willful woman whose newborn baby is kidnapped by her own brother, Félix, who plans to become sole heir to the family’s fortune. Bruno is an honest man who, during the same night, loses his wife and son in childbirth and miraculously finds Paloma’s child in a dumpster. Destiny will unite their lives in a plot of secrets, revelations, and disputes, with the unpredictable consequences of lives based on a dangerous and surprising network of lies.

    Rede Globo
    63
  • Poster for A Life Worth Living

    A Life Worth Living 2019

    Paloma is a seamstress and mother of three who, after having her exams exchanged with that of a terminally ill patient, believes she has only six months to live. Things are cleared up, but the young woman’s desire for a change in life remains, and she goes after the man who is really on the brink of death, Alberto. Having a passion for literature as their main connection, they build a beautiful friendship that gives new meaning to their lives, restoring in him the pleasure of living and bringing Paloma closer to a love from her past, Ramon, and also to Marcos, the charming son of Alberto, with whom she got involved when she thought she would die.

    Rede Globo
    78
  • Poster for Espelho da Vida

    Espelho da Vida 2018

    Rede Globo
    82
  • Poster for Poliana Moça

    Poliana Moça 2022

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    80
  • Poster for Pablo & Luisão

    Pablo & Luisão 2025

    Globoplay
    89
  • Poster for Anything for Love

    Anything for Love 1997

    Helena is an independendent woman with strong emotions. More than a dedicated mother, she is also a friend to her daughter. Her daughter is experiencing difficulties in her marriage with Marcelo because of his renewed interest in a formoe girlfriend. Marcelo‘s mother deslikes Helena and would like nothing better to see her son‘s marriage destroyed. Helena starts her life over again when she falls in love at first sight with Atilio, whom she marries. Although of poor health, her daughter wants to have a baby, believing that by fulfiling her husband‘s dream, she can save her marriage. As fate would have it, mother and daughter fall pregnant at the same time, each giving birth to a boy.

    Rede Globo
    67
  • Poster for Amor e Sorte

    Amor e Sorte 2020

    ‘Amor e Sorte’ is a four-episode independent series that brings together stories about relationships and transformation in times of social isolation.

    Rede Globo
    79
  • Poster for The Nutty Boy

    The Nutty Boy 2022

    Nutty Boy is an out-of-the-box kid with big ideas who loves involving everyone in his adventures — even though they don't usually go as planned!

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for Turma da Mônica Jovem

    Turma da Mônica Jovem 2019

    Cartoon Network Latin America
    76
  • Poster for Monica and Friends

    Monica and Friends 1976

    Monica, the leader of the crew and 'ruler of the street,' is a little girl with a strong personality, not one to overlook any insult. She absolutely loves her stuffed bunny, Samson, and takes him with her everywhere. Jimmy Five, one of her best friends, is a smart kid, but he's always provoking her. Maggy is Monica's best friend and a super cute girl, who is always eating watermelons. To complete the show's main quartet, enter Smudge, a skillful boy who is terrified of water.

    TV Cultura
    73
  • Poster for The Beginning of Life: The Series

    The Beginning of Life: The Series 2016

    Using breakthroughs in technology and neuroscience, this series examines how environment affects infants - and how infants can affect our future.

    Netflix
    75
  • Poster for Julie and the phantoms

    Julie and the phantoms 2011

    is a Brazilian television series for children, produced by Rede Bandeirantes in partnership with mixer and co-producer Nickelodeon Brazil.

    Band
    63
  • Poster for A Diarista

    A Diarista 2004

    It shows the life and problems of Marinete, a cleaning lady with a short temper. She always ends up depending on her friends, who are distracted by any stupid thing and leave her to solve things on her own.

    Rede Globo
    62
  • Poster for Hoje é Dia de Maria

    Hoje é Dia de Maria 2005

    Maria is an orphan girl who suffers from her stepmother's wickedness. She then decides to escape in search of the fringes of the sea and takes a long walk through Brazilian folk tales. On her journey, she meets several fantastic characters.

    Rede Globo
    75
  • Poster for Sítio do Picapau Amarelo

    Sítio do Picapau Amarelo 2001

    The stories of Sítio do Picapau Amarelo are set on the site of Dona Benta, an old lady who lives away from the rush and noise of the big city. She has the friendship of Tia Nastácia, who cooks delicacies for her and her granddaughter, Lúcia, better known as Narizinho. Living alone and with only the two elderly women as company (besides Rabicó, her pet), the girl lives playing with her doll Emília, made by Tia Nastácia with scraps of cloth scraps from her old skirt. The old Uncle Barnabé, who is responsible for the maintenance of the Site, also lives at the Site.

    Rede Globo
    62
  • Poster for All the Same… or Not

    All the Same… or Not 2022

    Carol and her friends prepare for a new year of going to school, to the beach, and having fun in their beloved Rio de Janeiro... but their friendship will be put to the test. Carol will deal with her mother's marriage, her stepfather being her teacher, her insufferable half-brother, and her friends' personal problems. But they will stick together... or not.

    Disney+
    61
  • Poster for Jose Comelon

    Jose Comelon 2020

    Playing makes you hungry! Learn about healthy eating with the amusing stories of Jose Comelon!

    100
  • Poster for A Fantástica Máquina de Sonhos

    A Fantástica Máquina de Sonhos 2021

    TV ZYN
    100
  • Poster for Meu Pedacinho de Chão

    Meu Pedacinho de Chão 2014

    Rede Globo
    74
  • Poster for Monica and Friends: How It All Began

    Monica and Friends: How It All Began 2024

    Mônica, Magali, Milena, Cebolinha, Cascão and Milena meet at a hotel in Limoeiro, but they have to overcome a competition and their personal issues to create Turma da Mônica.

    Globoplay
    70
  • Poster for Friends to the Rescue

    Friends to the Rescue 2015

    Manuela and Isabela, twin sisters, were separated after birth and are reunited only after 12 years. They decide to switch places, but the plan does not work as well when a musical competition begins and the two try to maintain the farce.

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    65
  • Poster for De Onde Vem?

    De Onde Vem? 2001

    TV Cultura
    76
  • Em Busca da Casa Automática 2013

    The "Mundo Automático" is the world in which the series "Em Busca da Casa Automática" takes place. Its main construction is the "Casa Automática". A well-known place in the "Mundo Automático" is the "Mar do Sul", home to important buildings such as the Guardian Farm and Mega Mob Trap.

    YouTube
    74
  • Poster for Sandy and Junior

    Sandy and Junior 1999

    Two high school students have a life of flirting, misadventures and friendship with a group of friends.

    Rede Globo
    67
  • Poster for Angel Face

    Angel Face 2016

    Follows the live of a sweet 5-years-old cheerful girl named Dulce Maria who lives in a rural Catholic boarding school with another girls and friendly nuns, and recently discovers that her widowed father returned to stay with her, after Dulce's mother tragically died in an accident. But the presence of an unpleasant stepmother threatens the relationship between father and daughter.

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    64
  • Poster for Lupi & Baduki

    Lupi & Baduki 2024

    Two very different friends – Lupi – a maned wolf, super confident and full of energy, and Baduki – a dreamy and introverted sloth – embark on adventures while learning about differences, friendship and the world. In fact, everyone in Vila Figueira has many differences between them… but that doesn’t stop them from being friends and having fun!

    Discovery Kids (BR)
    80
  • Poster for Pages of Life

    Pages of Life 2006

    Nanda must rethink her plansof studying in Amsterdam when she discovers she is pregnant. After losing the support of her boyfriend Léo, the young girl decides to return home, where she suffers a serious accident and dies.However, Helena, her doctor, is able to save her new-born twins: Francisco and Clara. Unfortunately, Clara suffers from Downs Syndrome. Helena feels a strong emotional tie to Clara and adopts her.Years later, the twins’father Léo, a young and wealthy businessman, returns to the scene, wanting to gain custody of the children.However, Helena and Alex fight to the end to retain guardianship of the twins, whom they have raised with such love.

    Rede Globo
    53
  • Poster for Armação Ilimitada

    Armação Ilimitada 1985

    The adventures of two surfers, Juba and Lula, living in the same apartment with their shared girlfriend Zelda Scott, a journalist who admired Simone de Beauvoir and had a neurotic boss, editor of the newspaper "Correio do Crepúsculo". Her best friend was the plump Ronalda Cristalda. Besides, she was the daughter of political refugees, and couldn't make up her mind about which boy she would commit herself to. Living in the apartment also was Bacana, an orphan they kind of adopted, and who, despite being a child, proved to be the most mature of them all.

    Rede Globo
    60
  • Poster for Mister Brau

    Mister Brau 2015

    Follows the unconventional lives of a Brazilian pop artist who got out of the streets to reach stardom and his manager-wife-choreographer.

    Rede Globo
    57
  • Poster for Pedro e Bianca

    Pedro e Bianca 2012

    The series tells the story of two fifteen-year-old twin brothers, Pedro and Bianca, being white and black, which made them known in the region where they live. Pedro & Bianca shows the class C teenagers who recently entered the first year of high school, at the Piquerobi State School (Alberto Torres State School), a public school in São Paulo, and follows the daily lives of both at school, where they face common problems that teenagers experience.

    TV Cultura
    64
  • Poster for The Enchanted Cave

    The Enchanted Cave 2024

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    70
  • Poster for Z4

    Z4 2018

    Zé is a music veteran, but he is in decline. He only has one more chance to stay active: to create a successful boy band out of a group of newbies.

    Disney Channel
    62
  • Poster for The Rich and Lazarus

    The Rich and Lazarus 2017

    After the death of Joshua, the Hebrew people begin to "go their own way", turning their backs on God and beginning to worship pagan gods. But when the prophet Jeremiah tries to warn them, his own people try to stone him, calling him a traitor and false prophet, but his prophecy is fulfilled with the arrival of King Nebuchadnezzar II and his wife Queen Amytis. And in another part of the story involves the love triangle involving Joana, Zac and Asher, who at the beginning of the novel were childhood friends, but over time the trio is growing and Zac and Asher fall in love with Joan, but she corresponds only to Asher.

    RecordTV
    62
  • Poster for Art Attack

    Art Attack 2000

    Disney Channel
    60
  • Poster for Minha Receita

    Minha Receita 2020

    Band
    60
  • Poster for The Childhood of Romeo and Juliet

    The Childhood of Romeo and Juliet 2023

    Romeo and Juliet are kids that belong to different worlds, rival groups, and enemy families, but they like each other and can’t help the feeling. To stay together, they have to solve mysteries from the past and face those who they love the most to bring back harmony.

    Amazon
    50
  • Poster for Family Food Fight Brazil

    Family Food Fight Brazil 2019

    Diverse and multi-generational Brazilian families go head-to-head in high-pressure cooking challenges inspired by real home cooking and family food traditions to win an ultimate prize of R$100.000.

    Amazon
    57
  • Poster for Bake Off Brasil: A Cereja do Bolo

    Bake Off Brasil: A Cereja do Bolo 2020

    With the presentation of Dony De Nuccio, Bake Off Brasil - A Cereja do Bolo shows everything that happens behind the scenes of the reality "Bake Off Brasil - Mão na Massa", besides receiving the eliminated from the previous week to try to remake what went wrong in the attraction , with new recipes from judges Olivier Anquier and Beca Milano.

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    60
  • Poster for Tiny Angels

    Tiny Angels 1997

    A group of orphans who live in a manor known as Raio de Luz, experience first loves, deceptions, loneliness and friendship, with the help of mentor Carol.

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    51
  • Poster for A Cara do Pai

    A Cara do Pai 2016

    TV Globo
    56
  • Poster for Biduzidos

    Biduzidos 2018

    YouTube
    60
  • Poster for Coração de Estudante

    Coração de Estudante 2002

    Rede Globo
    50
  • Poster for Gugu

    Gugu 2015

    RecordTV
    55
  • Poster for Sunshine

    Sunshine 2007

    At her birthday party, a little girl disappears and her family is left desperate. Years later, their hope returns in the form of a seaside young woman.

    RecordTV
    55
  • Poster for Tempos Modernos

    Tempos Modernos 2010

    Rede Globo
    48
  • Poster for Destiny River

    Destiny River 2010

    Rede Globo
    46
  • Poster for Old Friends

    Old Friends 2018

    Three women, three stories, one friendship. In “Old Friends”, we follow the conflicts of Lurdinha, Violeta and Maria Antonia. Their story take place in the present day and in the past, between 1970’s – 2018.

    Netflix
    50
  • Poster for Caribbean Flower

    Caribbean Flower 2013

    Cassiano, an air force pilot, and Ester, a tourist guide, fall madly in love at a young age. Their love grows throughout the years until they fall victim to a treacherous plot carried out by Alberto. This unscrupulous friend, who secretly loves the young woman, creates a plan to get rid of his rival. After being assigned by Alberto to deliver diamonds in the Caribbean, Cassiano suddenly disappears and is presumed dead. While Cassiano falls prey to dangerous Dom Rafael, Alberto takes the opportunity to comfort Ester and, fulfilling his evil plan, they marry.Cassiano, who remained in captivity for years, manages to escape with the help of a fellow prisoner named Duque and, pretending to be a tourist, reaches Brazil. Now he wants to square accounts with his former friend and reclaim Ester’s love.

    Rede Globo
    41
  • Poster for Twins

    Twins 2025

    Judwaa unfolds a captivating tale of duality, where one face tells two contrasting stories. The drama stars the exceptionally talented Aina Asif in a challenging double role, portraying two characters that are worlds apart. With one embodying grace, resilience, and ambition, and the other hiding secrets, vulnerabilities, and complexities, the storyline promises to take viewers on an emotional rollercoaster. Set against the backdrop of love, deceit, and unexpected twists, Judwaa explores how fate intertwines the lives of its characters in the most unexpected ways.

    Hum TV
    50
  • Betty, a Feia em NY 2020

    A historia gira entorno a Betty (Elyfer Torres), uma jovem mexicana inteligente e capaz que vive em Nova York na busca pelos sonhos superando os prejuízos onde a imagem é tudo. Depois de seis meses rejeitada e demitida de todos os trabalhos em razão da falta de atrativo físico,Betty decide aceitar um trabalho muito abaixo de suas capacidades.Depois de ingressar na empresa V&M Fashion, vira secretária pessoal do presidente da companhia.Apesar de ser ridicularizada e humilhada pela falta de estilo Betty está mais que disposta a não ser derrotada nesta implacável guerra de aparências.Se no lado pessoal Betty é exatamente competente e tem grandes planos para o crescimento pessoal,as suas poucas qualidades poderá ajudar Betty a encontrar o verdadeiro amor.

    SBT
    42
  • Poster for Patrulha Salvadora

    Patrulha Salvadora 2014

    Os integrantes da Patrulha Salvadora ajudam crianças e animais que precisam de um auxílio, porém desejam amparar situações mais perigosas. Dessa forma, são concebidos com superpoderes necessários para desvendar os crimes na cidade de Kauzópolis. Os planos do grupo são contestados e criticados pela delegada Olívia, a qual trabalha no Extratogésimo Sexto Distrito Policial e é responsável pelos problemas na região, os quais não consegue resolver e são desvendados pelos membros do grupo.

    Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão
    38
  • Poster for Silvio Santos Show

    Silvio Santos Show 1963

    The Sunday Nights are much more happy with Silvio Santos Show. In several hours of fun, games, guest stars, jokes, besides good laughs with the best TV host: Silvio Santos. Irreverent, creative and funny, Silvio interacts with the audience in a very relaxed way. Registered trademark of his performance over 50 years of career on TV. The idea is that the audience participate of the show and could win a lot of rewards.

    REI
    40
  • Poster for Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo

    Pão-Pão, Beijo-Beijo 1983

    To defend the humble Soró Sereno in a traffic accident, the mysterious Ciro Cerqueira, a bus driver, ends up getting involved with the traditional italian family of Mamma Vittoria Cantarelli, owner of a chain of canteens in which he starts to work as an executive, and is torn between the love of the matriarch's granddaughters, the responsible Luísa and the seductive Bruna, a woman who spares no effort to get what she wants.

    Rede Globo
    40
  • Poster for Glub-Glub

    Glub-Glub 1991

    Two fish host cartoons for children.

    TV Cultura
    40