| Creator: | Aloísio de Abreu Bruno Mazzeo |
| Director: | José Alvarenga Jr. |
| Starring: | Cláudia Rodrigues Dira Paes Cláudia Mello Helena Fernandes Sérgio Loroza Renata Castro Barbosa Leandro Firmino |
| Opentheme: | "Dona da Banca" by Aleh |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Num Seasons: | 4 |
| Num Episodes: | 119 |
| Location: | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Network: | Globo Network Globo International |
A Diarista (in Portuguese, literally "The Daily Help") is a Brazilian television sitcom directed by José Alvarenga Jr. and written by Aloísio de Abreu and Bruno Mazzeo. The series aired from 13 April 2004 to 31 July 2007 on Rede Globo.
It shows the life and problems of Marinete (Cláudia Rodrigues), 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.
The pilot episode was written by Glória Perez and was aired on 21 December 2003 on Sunday at 11:00 PM.
| Season | Timeslot | Season premiere | Season finale | Episodes | TV season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuesday 11:00 PM | 13 April 2004 | 21 December 2004 | 37 | 2004 |
| 2 | 5 April 2005 | 20 December 2005 | 36 | 2005 | |
| 3 | 4 April 2006 | 19 December 2006 | 31 | 2006 | |
| 4 | 10 April 2007 | 31 July 2007 | 15 | 2007 | |