Scripted series · HBO Max
Madam Beja
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Grazi Massafera
Ana Jacinta de São José (Dona Beja)
40 eps
David Junior
Antônio Felizardo Sampaio
40 eps
André Luiz Miranda
João Carneiro de Mendonça
40 eps
Pedro Fasanaro
Severina
40 eps
Bianca Bin
Angélica Felizardo Sampaio
40 eps
Deborah Evelyn
Cecília Felizardo Sampaio (Ceci)
40 eps
Indira Nascimento
Maria Felizardo Sampaio
40 eps
Bukassa Kabengele
Coronel Paulo Sampaio
40 eps
Otávio Müller
Alfredo Costa Pinto
40 eps
Isabela Garcia
Genoveva Felizardo
40 eps
Erika Januza
Cândida da Serra (Candinha)
40 eps
Tuca Andrada
Coronel Elias Felizardo
40 eps
Kelzy Ecard
Augusta Costa Pinto
40 eps
Werner Schünemann
Coronel Francisco Botelho (Botelho)
40 eps
Catharina Caiado
Carminha (Carmem Costa Pinto) / Irmã Rita
40 eps
Gabriel Godoy
Honorato Costa Pinto
40 eps
Lúcia Veríssimo
Idalina Botelho
40 eps
Ricardo Burgos
Joaquim Botelho
40 eps
Thalma de Freitas
Josefa Carneiro de Mendonça
40 eps
Luciano Quirino
José Carneiro de Mendonça
40 eps
Lucas Wickhaus
Avelino
40 eps
João Villa
Fortunato
40 eps
Rita Pereira
Siá Boa
40 eps
Simone Mazzer
Dorotéia
40 eps
Isabelle Nassar
Olívia
40 eps
Nikolas Antunes
Clariovaldo (Vado)
40 eps
Arilson Lucas
Padre Aranha
40 eps
Paulo Mendes
Vicente
40 eps
Miguel Rômulo
Padre Otávio
40 eps
George Sauma
Januário
40 eps
Arthur Alavarse
Rômulo
40 eps
Bruna Spinola
Eulália
40 eps
Joana Solnado
Maria Bernarda Alves
6 eps
Roberto Bomtempo
José Alves
6 eps
Ana Carolina Leite
Ana Jacinta de São José (Dona Beja - criança)
11 eps
Levi Asaf
Antônio Felizardo Sampaio (criança)
5 eps
Sofia Fornazari
Angélica Felizardo Sampaio (criança)
1 eps
Kauã Torres
João Carneiro de Mendonça (criança)
2 eps
Duda Bernardo
Maria Felizardo Sampaio (criança)
2 eps
Thiago Rayol
Aranha (criança)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Madam Beja actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Madam Beja reads strongest on Emotional Weight, Serialized and Character Depth.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
In imperial Brazil, a young woman stripped of her reputation is forced into exile from polite society. Recasting herself as Madam Beja, she builds an elite pleasure house that becomes a hub of political intrigue, economic power, and forbidden desire, using charm, intelligence, and ruthless strategy to bend the same men and institutions that once destroyed her.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Chapter 1
As she awaits her fiance's return from abroad, Beja attracts the unwanted attention of a King's magistrate who upends her plans for the future.
S01E02
Chapter 2
While Beja desperately dodges Mota's advances, Antônio narrowly escapes serious trouble with help from his friend João.
S01E03
Chapter 3
While Beja sees an escalation in Mota's resolve to keep her in Paracatu, Antônio sets out to rescue his fiancée and prove the gossipers wrong.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
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António Barreira
Showrunner
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Daniel Berlinsky
Creator
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Mônica Albuquerque
Executive producer
Silvio de Abreu
Executive producer
Anouk Aaron
Executive producer
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Roberta Guzzon
Executive producer
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Adriana Silva
Executive producer
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Tayane Saad
Executive producer
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Mariano Cesar
Executive producer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Mônica AlbuquerqueExecutive Producer
- Silvio de AbreuExecutive Producer
- Anouk AaronExecutive Producer
- Roberta GuzzonExecutive Producer
- Adriana SilvaExecutive Producer
- Tayane SaadExecutive Producer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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