This rags-to-riches saga of a visionary President, Juscelino Kubitschek, was shot largely on locations in four different Brazilian States, with more than a hundred actors.  Too poor to pay for his studies, JK obtained an education by living in a seminary and battled to graduate from medical school.  With his career moving steadily ahead, he fell in love with Sarah, the daughter of a long-established family of politicians, paving the way for his meteoric rise to the Presidency.  A man whose determination and can-do spirit changed not only his own life, but also the course of an entire nation. The true story of JK is recounted with a delicate but masterly touch by Maria Adelaide Amaral (Seven Women / A Casa das Sete Mulheres ). This telenovela is directed by Dennis Carvalho (Walking the Clouds / Andando nas Nuvens).