

Air Date
January 21, 2002
Episodes
185 episodes
Desejos de Mulher
Season 1
Episodes

1. Chapter 1
Andréa Vargas receives the Prêmio de Moda Brasil. A few hours earlier, Letícia provokes her mother, Julia, saying that she is envious of her sister Andréa's wealth and fame. Isaura begs Mercedes to tell Andréa who her mother is. Julia listens behind the door. Andréa accuses her sister of being envious. Julia throws in Andréa's face that she was adopted. Diogo remembers Andréa. Under the influence of a sedative, Andréa faints during the awards ceremony.

2. Chapter 2
Bruno picks Andréa up and takes her away. Júlia feels guilty. Mercedes tells Andréa that her real mother has already died. Atílio convinces Renato to return home with Júlia. Andréa remembers the past: her romantic entanglements, the loss of her child, the argument with Júlia, and the difficult decision to marry Bruno. Renato and Chico play soccer. Bill kicks Gabriela out of the apartment. Júlia returns to her sister's house.

3. Chapter 3
Andréa kicks Júlia out. Fernanda gives Chico a deadline to disappear from her life. Renato assures Júlia that Chico will help put a crook in jail. Bruno and Selma kiss. Diogo gets drunk to celebrate what would have been his silver wedding anniversary with Andréa. During a dive with Bia, Diogo gets trapped at the bottom of the sea. A rescue team arrives. Andréa feels a pang in her heart: Diogo is dying.

4. Chapter 4
On the brink of death, Diogo has a hallucination: Andréa begs him not to abandon her. Suddenly, his heart starts beating again. Renato, Chico, and Vavá prepare the sting operation. Renato hands over the bribe, and inspector Baraúna is arrested by the police chief. In the bathroom, Letícia meets Gabriela, and the two immediately connect. Diogo decides to return to Rio. Chico argues with Arruda when he sees Fernanda getting into his colleague's car.

5. Chapter 5
Fernanda, indignant, introduces Renata, Arruda's wife. Fernanda throws Chico out of the house. Andréa asks Bruno if he has any secrets; he denies it. Alone, he calls Selma, arousing her. A man with a Santa Claus tattoo on his arm watches Júlia's house. Andrea seeks out Mercedes to learn the whole truth. The Federal Police search Renato's house and find counterfeit dollars in his car.

6. Chapter 6
Renato says he knows nothing. Kléber takes him in for questioning. Mercedes reveals that Andréa is the daughter of Isaura, a schoolmate who died shortly after her birth. Andréa sees photos of herself as a child, before she was adopted, and makes a decision. Gabriela and Nicolau kiss. The boat Costureira docks in Rio. Andréa tells Bruno that she wants to have a child. Andréa and Diogo meet.

7. Chapter 7
Diogo grabs and kisses Andréa. Enraged, she slaps him. Andréa remembers Diogo trying to stop her marriage to Bruno. Sandro photographs Gabriela. Andréa waits for Bruno, who is at Selma's house. When he arrives, she grabs him. Bruno says that Andréa only wants to have a child. Andréa promises Letícia that she will get a good lawyer for Renato. Júlia reacts when Coelho says he fired Renato for just cause.

8. Chapter 8
At the pool hall, Patty meets Gabriela and introduces her to Ariel, her father. Diogo is impressed with Patty and thanks Ariel for managing his inheritance for so many years. Letícia is disappointed to realize that Nicolau is interested in Gabriela. Letícia insists that her mother should accept Andréa's help. Andréa and Bruno dance at a nightclub. Júlia laughs hysterically when Chico informs her that they found an account belonging to Renato with over R$ 2 million.

9. Chapter 9
Chico assures that the police have proof. Júlia becomes completely distraught. Renato despairs upon learning he was fired. Fernanda agrees to defend Renato. Ariel asks Bárbara to hire Júlia Moreno. Júlia finds the job offer strange. Bruno gives Selma a diamond ring; Andréa compliments her mysterious boyfriend's gift. Diogo blocks Andréa's car and insists on talking to her.

10. Chapter 10
Andréa threatens to call the police. Diogo kneels in front of Andréa's car. Then, he takes her to his boat and promises to love her for the rest of his life. Andréa tells Bruno she's going to sleep at Marlene's house, and he stays with Selma. Andréa is shocked to see her photos on the boat and assures Diogo that there's nothing left between them. Andréa arrives home crying, hugs her husband, and tells him she spent the night with Diogo.

11. Episode 11

12. Episode 12

13. Episode 13

14. Episode 14

15. Episode 15

16. Episode 16

17. Episode 17

18. Episode 18

19. Episode 19

20. Episode 20

21. Episode 21

22. Episode 22

23. Episode 23

24. Episode 24

25. Episode 25

26. Episode 26
27. Episode 27

28. Episode 28

29. Episode 29

30. Episode 30

31. Episode 31

32. Episode 32

33. Episode 33

34. Episode 34

35. Episode 35

36. Episode 36

37. Episode 37

38. Episode 38

39. Episode 39

40. Episode 40

41. Episode 41

42. Episode 42

43. Episode 43

44. Episode 44

45. Episode 45

46. Episode 46

47. Episode 47

48. Episode 48

49. Episode 49

50. Episode 50

51. Episode 51

52. Episode 52

53. Episode 53

54. Episode 54

55. Episode 55

56. Episode 56

57. Episode 57

58. Episode 58

59. Episode 59

60. Episode 60

61. Episode 61

62. Episode 62

63. Episode 63

64. Episode 64

65. Episode 65

66. Episode 66

67. Episode 67

68. Episode 68

69. Episode 69

70. Episode 70

71. Episode 71

72. Episode 72

73. Episode 73

74. Episode 74

75. Episode 75

76. Episode 76

77. Episode 77

78. Episode 78

79. Episode 79

80. Episode 80

81. Episode 81

82. Episode 82

83. Episode 83

84. Episode 84

85. Episode 85

86. Episode 86

87. Episode 87

88. Episode 88

89. Episode 89

90. Episode 90

91. Episode 91

92. Episode 92

93. Episode 93

94. Episode 94

95. Episode 95

96. Episode 96

97. Episode 97

98. Episode 98

99. Episode 99

100. Episode 100

101. Episode 101

102. Episode 102

103. Episode 103

104. Episode 104

105. Episode 105

106. Episode 106

107. Episode 107

108. Episode 108

109. Episode 109

110. Episode 110

111. Episode 111

112. Episode 112

113. Episode 113

114. Episode 114

115. Episode 115

116. Episode 116

117. Episode 117

118. Episode 118

119. Episode 119

120. Episode 120

121. Episode 121

122. Episode 122

123. Episode 123

124. Episode 124

125. Episode 125

126. Episode 126

127. Episode 127

128. Episode 128

129. Episode 129

130. Episode 130

131. Episode 131

132. Episode 132

133. Episode 133

134. Episode 134

135. Episode 135

136. Episode 136

137. Episode 137

138. Episode 138

139. Episode 139

140. Episode 140

141. Episode 141

142. Episode 142

143. Episode 143

144. Episode 144

145. Episode 145

146. Episode 146

147. Episode 147

148. Episode 148

149. Episode 149

150. Episode 150

151. Episode 151

152. Episode 152

153. Episode 153

154. Episode 154

155. Episode 155

156. Episode 156

157. Episode 157

158. Chapter 158

159. Chapter 159

160. Chapter 160

161. Chapter 161

162. Chapter 162

163. Chapter 163
164. Chapter 164
165. Chapter 165
166. Chapter 166
167. Chapter 167
168. Chapter 168
169. Chapter 169
170. Chapter 170
171. Episode 171
172. Episode 172
173. Episode 173
174. Episode 174
175. Episode 175
176. Episode 176
177. Episode 177
178. Episode 178
179. Episode 179
180. Episode 180
181. Episode 181
182. Episode 182
183. Episode 183
184. Episode 184
185. Episode 185

Regina Duarte
Andréa Vargas

Glória Pires
Júlia Moreno

Alessandra Negrini
Selma Dumont / Karen

Eduardo Moscovis
Chico Maia (Francisco Maia)

Herson Capri
Diogo Valente

José de Abreu
Bruno Vargas

Cássio Gabus Mendes
Renato Moreno

José Wilker
Ariel Godoy

Mel Lisboa
Gabriela Santos (Gabi)

Renata Sorrah
Raquel Vonnegut

Paulo Betti
Alex Müller

Drica Moraes
Gilda Ribeiro

Daniel Del Sarto
Nicolau Toledo Valente

Regiane Alves
Letícia Miranda Moreno

Sílvia Pfeifer
Virgínia Azeredo

Evandro Mesquita
Bill (Fabíolo Vergueiro)

Otávio Müller
Tadeu Borges

Vera Holtz
Bárbara Toledo

Miriam Pires
Isaura Dumont

Rosi Campos
Marlene Motta