Brazilian soap operas in general are about the best made in the world, and "Ciranda de Pedra" is no exception. This one tells the story of 1940s Brazil's high society with all its excesses and prejudices. Virginia, superbly played by Lucelia Santos, goes to live with her father, the rich judge Prado, and her two other sisters after living most of her life with her mother, who's on the brink of total madness. It is when this simple girl arrives at her father's mansion that she is confronted with the worst kind of prejudices and hatred possible by her own father, her sisters, and especially, her father's Nazi-sympathizing Maid of Honor Frau Herta. Virginia must constantly fight this high society that treats her as an outsider, in the process she finds love, and discovers the secret of her family and herself. This one touched on everything: child abuse, psychological abuse, mental illness, Nazism, you name it. At the end, though, it proved that love conquers all. 9 out of 10. Check it out if you have the chance.
