Geração Brasil


Geração Brasil is a 2014 Brazilian telenovela produced and directed by Rede Globo. It was created by Filipe Miguez and Izabel de Oliveira, and starred Murilo Benício, Cláudia Abreu, Chandelly Braz, Humberto Carrão, Taís Araújo, Isabelle Drummond, Ricardo Tozzi, Luís Miranda, Lázaro Ramos and Renata Sorrah.
The story discussed topics and issues surrounding technology policy, such as open source software, drones, and coding as part of the education system. The writers worked with consultants Ronaldo Lemos and Hermano Vianna to accurately describe the various concepts.

Plot

The famous Jonas Marra lives in the legendary Silicon Valley in California. He is a Brazilian computer engineer and entrepreneur who left Brazil at a very young age in search of financing for his invention called the "Bro," which is a low-cost computer that eventually revolutionized the global computer industry during the 1980s.
Once in the United States, the land of opportunity, Jonas, with his undeniable intelligence and business acumen, created the Marra Corporation. The Marra Corporation became well-known across the word in just two years. Along with Marra's professional success, he was also successful on the personal front, as he finally married Pamela Parker, who was also an American sweetheart and heir to the largest TV channel in the country. At this point, Jonas Marra had reached the pinnacle of success in the eyes of many.
For 20 years, Marra ran his company and lived with his family happily. The couple had a daughter, their "princess" Megan. She was, however, more of wild, rebellious girl and her controversial escapades are daily fixtures of the gossip newspapers. Marra and his wife, thus, had to work hard keeping Megan out of trouble.
Through the years, Marra became an icon, and his position and decisions within the tech industry had never been questioned. However, one day, Marra Corporation's shareholders decided that the company needed new talent to allow themselves cope and compete in a rapidly changing tech industry. For this purpose, they requested that Marra retire.
After this announcement, Jonas, drawing from his vast 42 years of experience, made a surprising decision: he was transfering the Marra Corporation headquarters to Brazil. The decision became headline news from around the world. In a move that further shocked the wor;d, Marra revealed that he would search for a computer engineering genius in his home country to become his successor.
Meanwhile, in Rio de Janeiro, the young Davi was working hard to gain traction for his project. Like Jonas, he was also of humble origin and believed that access to information should be democratized. Thus, he created the "Junior," a tool that taught computer programming. All the inspiration for the invention came from Plugging, an NGO dedicated to the digital inclusion of disadvantaged children; Plugging was located in Gambiarra, a district of Rio's West Zone. Through Plugging, David had his first contact with a computer, and where he began teaching himself computer engineering. David also wanted create better opportunities for children to learn about technology, so he developed the "ba-bê will" program, with Herval, founder of Plugging.
In Recife, in search of so-called "angels", David puts the "Junior" in the backpack and for chance to show it off to investors. Upon arrival at the "Digital Reef" Davi know Manu, beautiful Recife, a beast in computer and games. It is the world of games that the two will be closer than you think. Behind their avatars and nicknames, be impressed with the opponent's skills, not realizing who is on the other side of the screen. The two will be very close when they are selected to participate in the Marra Brazil contest. With over 12 young people, Davi and Manu will by several technological challenges, having to prove their capabilities to Jonas. In the final bout, Manu and Davi have to face in creating a killer app. Breaking rules and by now in love, the two have a single project, putting Jonas against the wall: either hire the two, or both fall out. Angry with the handling and amazed at the ability of the duo, Jonas proposes an extra challenge: the two will have to do the pumping application in a short time to replay.

Cast

Guest Star