| Alt Name: | Seize the Day |
| Genre: | Telenovela |
| Creator: | Manoel Carlos |
| Country: | Brazil |
| Language: | Portuguese |
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| Camera: | Multiple-camera setup |
| Runtime: | 50 minutes |
| Network: | TV Globo |
Viver a Vida (literally: Living Life, English title: Seize the Day) is a Brazilian telenovela broadcast by TV Globo from September 14, 2009 to May 14, 2010. It is written by Manoel Carlos in collaboration with Ângela Chaves, Cláudia Lage, Daisy Chaves, Juliana Perez and Maria Carolina. Directed by Teresa Lamprey, Frederico Mayrink, Luciano Sabino, Leonardo Nogueira, Adriano Mello and Maria José Rodrigues. It is directed by Jayme Monjardim and Fabrício Mamberti. Topbilled by Taís Araújo, José Mayer, Lília Cabral and Alinne Moraes and Mateus Solano. Originally it ran for 209 episodes but internationally the episodes are condensed into 100.
Luciana is a spoiled model whose envy of supermodel Helena extends beyond the catwalk. As the story unfolds, Helena meets, falls in love and marries Luciana‘s father, Marcos, a womanizer who ends up betraying Helena with Dora. During a trip, a serious accident causes Luciana to become paraplegic, thus changing hers and everybody‘s lives. When her fiancé Jorge can’t handle her disability, she turns to his twin brother and doctor Miguel, who comes to her aid, becoming Luciana‘s hope of recovery. Together, they will face the challenges of overcoming her condition and will fall in love.
| Actor | Character | |
|---|---|---|
| Helena Toledo Ribeiro | ||
| Marcos Ribeiro | ||
| Tereza Saldanha Ribeiro | ||
| Luciana Saldanha Ribeiro | ||
| Mateus Solano | Miguel Assunção de Moraes | |
| Jorge Assunção de Moraes | ||
| Bruno Martins | ||
| Renata Ferreira | ||
| Dora Regina Vitória Vilela Campos | ||
| Rafaela Vitória Campos | ||
| Mia Saldanha Ribeiro | ||
| Betina Trindade Silva | ||
| Ingrid Assunção de Moraes | ||
| Leandro de Moraes Assunção | ||
| Marcello Airoldi | Gustavo Ferreira Silva | |
| Sandra Toledo Barbosa (Sandrinha) | ||
| Isabel Saldanha Ribeiro | ||
| Ellen Koboldt | ||
| Ricardo Antunes | ||
| Maria Lúcia Trindade (Malu) | ||
| Ariane Vidgal | ||
| Alice Soares Gurgel | ||
| Flávio Vilela (Flavinho) | ||
| Felipe Euller | ||
| Edite Toledo | ||
| Clarisse Ferreira Silva | ||
| Bruno Perillo | Bernardo Gaudêncio | |
| Osmar Duarte | ||
| Benedito Sampaio (Benê) | ||
| Telma Paixão (Paixão) | ||
| Carolina Chalita | Suzana Borges | |
| Noêmia Ribeiro | ||
| Iolanda Martinez | ||
| Regina Ferreira | ||
| Ângela Barros | Celeste Felippa | |
| Leonardo Machado | Léo Jordão | |
| Soraia Vilela | ||
| Apresentadora | ||
| Oswaldo Toledo | ||
| Miwa Yanagizawa | Tomie Koboldt | |
| Onofre | ||
| Sílvia Sampaio | ||
| Patrícia Carvalho-Oliveira | Larissa | |
| Raquel Bôscoli | ||
| Cida Santos | ||
| César Mello | Ronaldo Toledo | |
| Matilde Vilela | ||
| André | ||
| Melissa Vettore | Amélia Ynizd | |
| Beto Nasci | Afonso | |
| Michel Gomes | Paulo Toledo | |
| Rogério Romera | Lucas | |
| Carlos Casagrande | Carlos | |
| Laura | ||
| Cristina Flores | Léa | |
| Dr. Moretti | ||
| Isabel Mello | Lívia | |
| Chris Moniz | ||
| Sheila Mattos | Zilda | |
| Roberta | ||
| Roberta Almeida | Nice | |
| Caru | ||
| Glória | ||
| Natasha Haydt | Anna | |
| Thianna Bialli | Fanny Fernandes | |
| Léo Branchi | Helcinho | |
| Caio Manhente | Gabriel |
| Timeslot (BT) |
| Premiere | Finale | TV Season | Average viewership | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | span style="width:11%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;" | Premiere ratings (in points) | Date | span style="width:11%; font-size:smaller; line-height:100%;" | Finale ratings (in points) | ||||
| 209 | 43.0[1] | style=font-size:11px;line-height:110%" | 47.0[2] | 200910 | 36[3] [4] | ||||