| Alt Name: | Land of the Strong |
| Creative Director: | José Luiz Villamarim |
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| Opentheme: | "Todo Homem" by Zeca Veloso, Caetano Veloso & Moreno Veloso |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
| Num Episodes: | 53 (30 international version) |
| Runtime: | 23–49 minutes[1] |
| Company: | Estúdios Globo |
| Network: | TV Globo |
| Related: | Os Dias Eram Assim (2017) |
Onde Nascem os Fortes (English title: Land of the Strong) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by TV Globo, that debuted on 23 April 2018, and ended its run of 53 episodes on 16 July 2018. It is created by George Moura and Sergio Goldenberg. Walter Carvalho, Isabella Teixeira, José Luiz Villamarim, Fabiana Winits and Luisa Lima serve as the main directors. It is the second series announced and displayed as "superseries" — a dramatic plot similar to that of telenovelas, but with a standard and mature format. The format was first employed with the launch of Os Dias Eram Assim.[2]
After the disappearance of Nonato (Marco Pigossi), after a fight with the powerful Pedro Gouveia, played by Alexandre Nero. The twin sister of Nonato, Maria, played by Alice Wegmann, begins the search for her brother.
Twins Maria and Nonato decide to make a bike trail in the village where their mother, Cássia, lived in her youth and decided not to return. One night, Nonato tries to seduce Joana, a lover of the businessman Pedro Gouveia, who jealously takes him to the thickets to teach him a lesson. Nonato disappears mysteriously without a trail. Maria has been involved with Pedro's son, Hermano, for quite some time. With the help of Ramiro, who has a strong rivalry with Pedro, Cássia returns to Sertão in search of her missing son and daughter. Maria now a fugitive, after killing a man who tried to sexually assault her.