Patrocinio (2026) s01e01 Episode Script
Episode 1
Good morning, we're here
accompanying the Patrocínio family
as they depart for France.
We see their father, Pedro,
loading up the car.
-Pedro, how are you feeling?
-A little stressed.
Like anyone starting
a long journey.
The weight of responsibility
is already starting to show.
Mariana!
For me, family is vital,
and the reason we're in this world.
It's like a giant family.
Father, mother,
stepmother, stepfather, children
It's a family with many women,
it's intense.
And that makes us very close
and creates
a very unique dynamic.
We have to buy one of these
for Lisbon.
-And where are the oranges? There?
-There!
Who wants to go pick oranges?
-Anyone?
-Camila!
Since there are six women,
it's not always easy.
Mariana, Carolina, Inês,
Rita, Monika, and Victoria.
They're all adults now,
with their personalities
fully formed.
Just call 301800301.
My name is Mariana Patrocínio,
I'm 40 years old.
I'm married, I have three children
and two stepchildren.
I'm the eldest of six sisters
and I've recently been managing
the school with my mother.
When Mariana was born,
Tatói had just turned 20.
I was 26.
Being a father
was something new.
I didn't know
what it was like to be a mother.
I had to learn everything.
She's always been my closest
confidante and also my advisor.
We had a very strong connection.
She has a very strong personality,
very marked.
I think she's the one who keeps us
closest to our family roots.
She really strengthens that
maternal side of the family.
I'm Carolina Patrocínio,
I'm 38 years old,
I'm a TV host for SIC
and I work with brands
in digital advertising.
I'm married
and have four children.
Carolina is just two years
younger than Mariana,
so they've always been
very close.
-Dad, stop!
-Carolina
Dad, don't say that!
She's a girl who puts
almost everything in life
into perspective.
She's super focused
on what really matters to her.
And there's something
that I don't think she shows
so much on the outside:
she has a great sense of humor.
-Well, goodbye dignity.
-Yeah, totally.
Me wearing Gonçalo's socks!
-A bedpan on my head.
-Can I look in the mirror?
-I told you this was a bad idea.
-My name's Inês Patrocínio.
I'm 33 years old,
and I'm the third.
I'm an intelligence analyst
at an international organization.
Inês has been the most curious
of all, ever since she was little.
She was always the daughter
who asked us
the most difficult questions.
She always had curious interests,
such as in Churchill.
Inês was always
very dramatic as a child.
Oh, Dad, but we've never fallen!
This boat is leaving now, honey.
She threw a lot of tantrums
and rejected everything.
I took off very fast
and hit my head,
and I couldn't ski.
My name's Rita Patrocínio,
I'm 30 and I'm a designer.
I'm the fourth of the sisters.
There are six of us in total,
but I'm my father's youngest.
No, don't run away, non.
Now,
pretend that I was your toy.
I'm not the favorite,
but I think I have a special place
because I'm my father's youngest
and I was the most spoiled,
or the one who received
the most attention from my father.
Carolina and Rita are like me.
I'm very calm, very laid back.
He always says the right thing,
he gives the right advice.
Sometimes I argue with Inês
and I ask: "What should I say?"
And he says, "Say this or that."
My father has good judgment.
After 13 years of marriage to Pedro,
we separated,
I married Mark,
and we had Monika and Vicky.
Everyone looking at us
from the outside
puts us all in the same box,
but for those who are close to us
we're all individuals
with our own qualities,
and independent of each other,
with many things in our DNA,
key traits that bring us
closer together.
But we're also different.
We see life in different ways.
Family comes first.
LISBON
EPISODE 1 SISTERS
CAROLINA'S HOUSE
Turn around.
Go watch TV.
The routine is fast-paced,
from the moment they get up
until they leave.
It's like a factory.
-Should I just put it right here?
-No, put it on the side.
-Where do you want it?
-I want it without sugar.
Well, sweetie,
did you sleep well?
My name's Gonçalo Uva,
I'm married to Carolina.
I work for a management company.
I've played rugby all my life,
I was a professional player.
I started when I was eight.
I have four children,
the father of four children.
Mum, can I put sugar
on the strawberries?
Yes.
There's a lot of love in our house.
I don't know if there' as much love
in every home as in ours.
How many days will this cake last?
-Can I try some?
-Not now.
-No?
-When are you coming home?
Eat it for a snack. At midday.
Gonçalo fights with the children
every day because
Things need to be tidied up,
the house,
you don't eat
in the living room.
Basic rules
when you all live together.
Hands on the table.
That's right.
It looks like the children
are Mowglis. That's not true.
I'm consistent,
I follow the same line.
Carolina is like, legalize ,
liberal, but when
she blows up, she blows up.
Come on, girls, we have to go.
Have a good week.
Kisses, love.
Have a good day.
Have a good day, sweetheart.
That must be Sandra, to pick you up.
Good luck!
MARIANA'S HOUSE
-Who doesn't like cheese?
-I don't like cheese on my eggs.
-Me neither.
-I do.
Eggs with cheese or just cheese?
Eggs with cheese.
-Do you like it?
-You don't even know.
-Don't say you're gonna put it on.
-Okay.
-You can take this.
-I know
Take that to the table.
Kids, take that.
I'm an easy-going mum,
as much as possible.
I'm a mother
who doesn't spoil her children much.
I don't have the patience
to play with children, I never have.
Maria's missing Put down your
phone, Mateus. Give it to me.
Mariana took care of our family,
so
Today, our family
is the seven of us,
with all the complexity entailed
by managing different ages,
personalities, and backgrounds.
I think Mariana has
a lot of emotional intelligence
in that regard.
I'm gonna add cheese.
Some people want
eggs without cheese,
others want cheese,
others want them runny, or hard.
It's not easy.
The solution is to do what I want.
And if you don't like it,
you don't eat it.
My name is Nuno Santana,
I'm a businessman, I have two
children and three stepchildren.
The woman sitting next to me,
I adore.
Honey, we're at the table.
-Honey? So?
-Yes?
Wait, this takes time, it's not
You have to do it carefully.
We met a long time ago.
I became friends with Carolina.
We enjoyed running together.
And, for many years
we confided in each other.
-They were confidants.
-They're great, aren't they?
They don't have
-any cheese or honey.
-They have cheese, don't they?
Is there honey?
-Honey on the eggs?
-No, I didn't put any.
-I'm sure you did.
-Yes, I can tell the difference.
-And it isn't good?
-Yes.
-Yes.
-The guy is a real chef.
The rooms,
we have to decide
The big reason
The main reason for our move
is the bedrooms.
And we're building a house
that's going to be incredible.
It's going to be beautiful.
It's going to be difficult,
but we did it to make
the family more comfortable.
-We were cramped here.
-Yes, there are a lot of us.
Let's see the house.
Pureza and her sister
will share a room.
-But, it's spectacular.
-Again, Mum?
-Again?
-Yes!
Now this is a real bedroom.
I'm not sharing.
-You're not going to share it?
-No.
-Who did you share a room with?
-With Carolina, my whole life.
Always. My mother never let us
sleep in separate rooms.
Always, all my life. Later,
when we moved out on our own,
I would sometimes go
to her room.
Our journey has been the same.
She started working very young
and it was something that grew.
I mean, there's no one moment
when I can say
that she became famous.
After the Portugal game
Wait, I'm recording.
But, for me,
Carolina is my best friend,
with whom I share
my most intimate thoughts.
ONE MONTH BEFORE
THE GOLDEN GLOBES
Turn around.
As for the Globes,
he lives for this day.
So, I want him to shine
at the highest level.
I tried to get my sister Rita
more involved,
especially since, until recently,
she had a dress business.
I took her along
to get her opinion.
You look like Jasmine.
It looks terrible from behind.
I can't hide it.
I'm honest when people ask
for my opinion.
That's what I'd like them to do
if I asked. With me.
Let's try another one.
It's for New Year's Eve,
and that's it.
Thank God the dress isn't mine,
otherwise I'd be lost.
Gonçalo is the person
I respect most in his field,
and whom I trust completely,
but this year he was less excited.
I thought:
"Oh, this year is gonna be a flop."
What's wrong, Rita?
I think your sister wanted
to do it herself
and now she's bothering
me
Are you kidding?
Seriously.
Take a little walk,
Little Red Riding Hood.
No, this is awful.
I don't know if you'll have a dress
for the Globes.
I think I'm gonna
blend into the red carpet.
You look a bit like a fado singer.
Not that there's anything wrong
with that.
-It's just not your thing.
-How about just this?
I don't understand
how Gonçalo Melo
could make these suggestions
knowing so well what she likes
and what she feels comfortable
with.
In my place, what would you do?
Would you go to the Globes?
-It's not optional.
-Be more
-We won't bring Rita back!
-I have
I'm sorry, I'm just being sincere.
Sometimes it's easier to ask
people who are "people pleasers"
or who we know will say
"that's great" to everything.
And I hope Gonçalo
wasn't too offended.
I have something spectacular that
I don't know.
Except it's not here in Lisbon,
it's in Spain.
I have a lot of work for me here.
INÉS'S HOUSE
Do you know what your
aunts and uncles do for a living?
What does Aunt Carol do?
Filming?
Filming. What do I do?
-A police officer.
-What does Mum do?
Mum
Mum travels around the world
and sees if thieves are selling
Selling what?
-Dragon dust.
-What's that dust called?
-It's called dru
-Drugs.
Exactly.
I'm an intelligence analyst
and I fight maritime drug
trafficking.
I feel that I worked very hard
to get where I am today.
When I sent my resume
to where I am now,
I sent it with my married name,
not with the Patrocínio surname.
Pedro, wash your hands!
Wash your hands.
For Grandma.
On the right, use the crosswalk.
Come on, Helena.
It's funny
how life teaches us lessons
and there are unexpected twists.
I always said:
"I'll never get divorced."
And, look, here we are.
Did you already ring?
You can ring.
TERESA'S HOUSE
Good morning.
-Give Grandma a hug.
-Come here, dear.
My name is Mark, and I've been
in Portugal for 27 years.
I'm from Germany.
How do I live in a group
with seven women?
With a full house and,
above all, a cheerful one.
-They've already eaten cookies.
-That's only for after lunch.
-Can you hear me?
-No!
Behave badly
Who threw this on the floor?
All the candy on the floor.
-This is
-I want the strawberry ones.
-I don't like them.
-You don't like them?
I like these better.
They're sweeter.
You made the wrong choice,
Pedro.
When I'm with my grandchildren,
I try to teach them manners,
like I did with my daughters
by the way.
In our house,
they follow our rules.
They say:
"Mum isn't one of those grandmothers
who's always
with their grandchildren."
And I tell them:
"I had six daughters."
From the age of 20 to 40,
I was busy with daughters,
with diapers, schools,
extracurricular activities
-It's dirty, isn't it?
-A little.
Yes. It has a little water on it.
You have to be careful
not to fall in there.
What I want,
when I'm with my grandchildren,
is to be with them.
Let's play another game.
Not here in the pool.
I think the Carolina I know
isn't the same Carolina
you see on TV,
who is a colder person, more
in short, professional.
Yes, I think I also
was building up defenses.
As for the media attention,
I've gone through different stages,
naturally,
but I think that when it started
to affect me more
was at a time I was in the spotlight
and that wasn't good for me.
I lost my boyfriend
very young,
a guy who was an actor
and our entire generation knew,
and that's why the media
singled me out
for the worst reasons,
related to a fatal accident.
When a tragedy occurs that is
completely out of the ordinary,
it's hard for everyone.
-Were you 18?
-I think so.
That put me on the media's map.
I was a presenter on Disney Kids.
There wasn't much controversy
People didn't know
they were dating.
I don't think so.
Or, if they did, it wasn't an issue.
It only became an issue
after the tragedy.
But I think from then on
it started to get more attention:
my boyfriend, what I did,
where I was from,
who my family was.
There was
a really horrible moment,
when the paparazzi
took pictures of me on the beach
and used them
for a magazine cover.
And I'll never forget
the headline
The magazine cover said:
"Poor Little Rich Girl."
And then there were pages and pages,
a whole report,
about how I was unhappy,
in a golden cradle.
And then they said,
about my parents' separation,
that we had handled it badly.
And it was an absurd examination
of my mother's life.
My mother,
who never said anything.
And our mother
had a very hard time,
and I did too, as the one
responsible for that going public.
They talked about a drama
that wasn't even mine,
but my parents'.
So, I felt terrible.
Everything I didn't want
And I was very protective
of my family,
separating the two worlds,
and suddenly I was exposed.
It's better not to give it
any importance,
to not respond,
or fuel it any further
People say, "You don't dwell on
that, you live very well with it."
But that's not true.
I spent my nights worrying
that everyone was thinking
about how they had criticized me.
But I grew up and thought:
"No, people are preoccupied
with their own lives."
-In my head, it was a narrative
-It became important.
a negative one about myself.
I don't remember anyone from
television going to your house.
Like Gonçalo,
I don't have anyone like that
Someone who's gone
from work to my personal life.
I always thought that
I created an image of myself
that didn't correspond to reality,
I was seen as capricious, spoiled,
and getting work
because I had connections,
because I knew someone,
that I wasn't a hard worker.
That drove me crazy.
Later, you get used to it, but
Yes, nowadays, receiving criticism
is nothing like it used to be,
receiving criticism when I was 16.
Especially when my personality
was still developing,
I was just a kid.
The criticism was very much on
an aesthetic and physical level,
which is what affects a teenager
the most.
Do you remember when
they talked a lot about my bones?
My sternum, which is visible
So, I got obsessed with that
and I looked for places
to have surgery.
Some doctors told me: "Look,
we'd have to break it in half."
"It's not worth it,
try not to worry about it."
-Yeah, right.
-And I never did.
Since I never let my guard down,
I never cried
nor did I bleed
in the shark tank,
so people started to think
that I was immune.
And I've held onto that
until today.
They say nothing affects me,
but it wasn't always that way.
But I'm glad they think so.
It's a question of resilience,
of doing everything again,
having a work ethic,
being kind, always
People started to take notice of us
and appreciate us,
but during that period of criticism,
it was very hard.
The growth of social media
gave me a big boost.
I mean, I really used it
to my advantage.
Showing my life as a mother,
the family's dynamics
I'm living a real boom, I think.
RITA'S HOUSE
-Dad.
-Now let's go to Dad.
Great.
Yes, sweetie. That's it.
All right.
Hi, Kim.
My name's Tiago Teotónio Pereira.
and I'm married to
one of the Patrocínio sisters.
Just kidding. I'm married to Rita.
-You're so silly
-I know, honey.
I'm an actor, and I'm a man
of many passions,
including sports,
my daughters, and my wife.
Now, time for a snack.
Then you can play, okay?
It's something we both want,
but
No more children are allowed
in this house. There's no room.
I'd have to get rid of the bikes
and surfboards. Impossible.
What a pain,
a bike for a baby.
There are priorities.
Look, color here.
Give it to me. Here.
Here.
It's something we want, desire,
and that we're thinking about,
but calmly.
A little something
a wonderful scent from Comporta.
-Look.
-Don't spray it on me.
-Is that a home fragrance?
-It's good, it's great.
I think love is, above all,
about accepting the other person.
Oh, that's beautiful, honey.
That was beautiful.
-Yes?
-Yes.
Another kiss. See you later,
I'll be there around 7:00 p.m.
Love is beautiful.
-See you later, love.
-See you later, Nuno!
Mary, can I see your tops?
I have nothing to wear today.
-No idea?
-No idea.
-I haven't had time.
-Jeans, a high-waisted bodysuit.
I want black pants and a bodysuit,
but I'm sick of mine.
Take a look.
-Do you know where it is?
-No, but I'll find it.
All straight and to the left?
The third one, there are two doors
and there are tops
in the bottom drawers.
Okay, I know
Okay.
At the party in Praia, I went
to my sister's house to get ready.
I thought Nuno left early,
he had a lot of things to do.
I think Mariana is always
his rock at these events
and you can tell.
I'm a little anxious about that.
My hair?
My little bows?
-Yes!
-You'll see how I'll look.
-Pet hair?
-Yes.
Look, Inês, look at this.
-The hair?
-There's hair.
But why is it blond?
-Because I used to be blonde.
-But you're not blonde.
I'm not talking about secrets.
I mean, I had a hair transplant.
But so did Tiago. Or, if he
hasn't had it done yet, he should.
Hasn't he told you that story?
But now I'm gonna get him.
Are you gonna have more hair?
-Isn't it cool?
-Are you going to dye it blonde?
No, it's just to give it volume.
The other day, he got a call from
one of those implant companies,
calling to ask him
if he wanted to get one
because they'd seen a photo of him
and he needed it.
He got very angry.
The little sisters are
the little sisters:
Mariana, Carolina, Inês, Rita.
Does anyone want to
lean on a zero or a one?
I can lean on a zero.
Rita, since she's so little,
she can use the point.
No, this is my good side.
Come on, get off the one.
-Get on the 0.
-You're a little
-Thank you!
-Thank you!
I'm a little nasty girl
So you brought that dress
in the end.
Yes. Do you think it's too much?
Honestly, I think so.
Now what?
-No
-But, you know what?
Why are you wearing my tops,
when you don't even?
I'll explain.
These were my two options.
I was going to choose one
and she took the second one.
I stole it from her.
The family's public exposure
has been a reality
since I was nine years old.
So, I've never known anything else,
but I think we've always we've
defended ourselves against that.
The security of being very close
and looking inward a lot,
despite what happens outside,
has given me tools
to not worry too much.
I'm doing very well,
but don't ask me to dance.
-You can't lift your arms.
-No.
-But you look beautiful.
-Was it worth it, at least?
-It was worth it.
-Get this thing up, I'm cold!
-Oh, be careful.
-There's a draft.
Carolina covers her shoulders
and uncovers her breasts.
Carolina, in particular,
weathers a lot of criticism
I think we all put up with it
reasonably well.
Some have dismissed them as shallow.
That's not the case.
No one shares the effort,
the journey.
No one shares that,
what they share is the prize.
-Cheers.
-To us.
-A toast.
-To us.
To the family.
-Yes.
-Health and love.
-What's wrong?
-To more years together, friends.
Always here for each other.
To us.
We wanted to celebrate
ten years of Praia.
Obviously,
that makes us a little nervous.
Mariana then suffers,
because I get
more agitated and anxious.
Good evening!
I'm very demanding
and detail-oriented.
I wouldn't want to work with you
as your wife.
That seems unthinkable to me.
If I weren't your wife,
I wouldn't mind working with you.
My last speech was a disaster
and my mother-in-law
was standing right next to me
and she said, "Santana, shut up."
So, I'll have to read today.
I'm sorry.
Today we celebrate the tenth
anniversary of the Praia Group
and, as with any long
and challenging journey,
there are many people to thank.
First of all, all of you
who are here, really.
Thank you very much.
Finally, our families.
I speak for mine.
Thanks to Carolina
because, from day one,
before she was my sister-in-law,
she was with Praia.
Nuno is a very special person,
very open to everyone, and generous.
What defines him most
is his heart.
He moves mountains
for the people he loves.
We know this journey
has been demanding, honey.
Often having to miss things
that I would've liked to be at.
Thanks to my wife, Mariana
who has always been by my side
on this intense journey.
Mariana has many fine qualities.
I think she sees our relationship
as something higher,
and thinks that we have a pact
of loyalty and sincerity.
She's a very intelligent woman,
very pretty
-What are you going to say?
-No.
-A woman who
-I'm going to fall off the pedestal.
No, honey, you're not.
Thank Gon. He's the only man
who comes to these things
with you magpies.
-It's true.
-The only survivor.
It's not necessary.
Because it was very hard
to be with me
and I don't know
how many sisters-in-law,
so I have the perfect husband
for that role.
You met Mary
before you started dating Carol.
-I was friends with Mary.
-I'm friends with
-I was a friend. I used to be!
-But it's true.
I met him through rugby.
Mariana's boyfriend played too.
-In Oliva.
-We started talking.
Well, we started dating
and we've never been apart.
Yes.
-We went skiing together.
-But, who was she?
She was
They were ex-boyfriends.
-The ex-boyfriends.
-The ex-boyfriends.
Our relationship was long distance
for five years.
We were at that stage in life
where we had to be together.
So, we had to see each other
every two weeks.
We did crazy things.
I would fly to Barcelona,
he would drive three hours
from Montpellier
to pick me up in Barcelona.
I would spend two days there,
then I would come back,
and vice versa.
He came to Portugal without telling
his family or his friends,
just to see me.
I flew to all the airports,
even to Seville,
when I was in the Algarve,
I would go and pick it up.
We spent a day and a half together
and then he went back.
I loved those years.
What's the secret
to keeping this family together?
The secret? A lot of filtering.
-It's not having a filter.
-No, it's not having a filter.
-Or using a filter.
-Not paying attention
to a lot of things.
The opposite.
Letting everything go.
Yes, letting go, plan
No, it's attaching importance
to what's really important.
When we're together,
we're a little intense.
-No, you're very intense.
-We're intense.
I was at your mother's house
with her,
The six of you, your mother,
and your grandmother.
And I was there.
It was like a tennis match
at Wimbledon.
Back and forth.
We had to listen
But your sister,
in the end, always said:
"What did they say?
Are you listening?"
It's not easy.
Do you have a group
of brothers-in-law?
Yes.
-Only men?
-Only men.
-You don't.
-Yes, we do.
-Without the sisters?
-Yes.
Carol's organizational skills
are really spectacular.
Multi-use.
Thank you, sis.
She could lighten up
the schedule a bit in the summer.
Rita didn't follow my schedule.
I'm not interested in following it.
For me,
a vacation is a vacation.
Carolina and I are very similar
in that way.
We organize all our weekends
and vacations.
There's no room
for things to happen organically.
And I've been working on that.
Mariana and I, this year,
despite everything,
have been a little independent,
right?
-Managing to overcome that.
-Yes.
Mariana is my partner,
she has always been
my closest confidante.
And sometimes it was even difficult,
during my childhood
and adolescence,
to know where I began
and she ended.
We had
a very umbilical connection.
-That was your dynamic
-That we couldn't break.
And this year,
I don't know what happened.
We took several separate trips,
weekends that we didn't combine,
right?
-You're on the right track.
-What?
-I went to therapy.
-You went to therapy for this?
I gave her tools to walk away.
My dependence on you
is a topic in my therapy.
So, it was you who walked away,
not me?
No, you pulled away too.
But I did it without realizing it.
I only realize it now.
It's not that I want to exclude you,
on the contrary.
I love being with my sisters,
but I, consciously,
try to spend time alone.
-And, does Nuno feel the same way?
-Nuno thinks I depend on her.
But, does he think
that's a bad thing?
No, it's not that it's a bad thing.
It's just something we talk about.
I wasn't paying attention
to my family, my inner circle.
Nowadays, I prioritize the time
I spend alone with Nuno
or with Nuno and the children,
without always going out in a group.
But I didn't walk away on purpose.
Otherwise I wouldn't be here.
We're all here, Mum,
except for your Vicky.
-Her favorite isn't here.
-The favorites.
-That's a shame.
-The protected one.
The little ones are always
the most protected.
But there was already
a favorite granddaughter.
Protected ones or favorites?
No, protected ones.
There are
no favorite grandchildren.
Just Lelé.
Otherwise, they're all the same.
It turns out
that she's at a fun age
-We've all been there.
-She's the same age as Camila.
I think it's
just because we're neighbors
and that's in your head.
I don't have favorite grandchildren.
I help whoever needs it.
Inês is the one who needs it most,
for many reasons.
-That's true.
-I have a more difficult schedule.
-You have a complicated schedule.
-That's true.
-She works far away.
-You don't even believe it.
You're laughing.
There are days
when I have to go to the office.
I'm sorry,
it doesn't bother me at all.
There was a lot of shooting,
and my mother,
as the central figure,
always ends up being a target.
Everyone blamed her.
And my mother defended herself.
Sometimes,
Inês comes home alone at night.
And I ask her:
"Do you have anything to eat
in the refrigerator?"
-No?
-Poor thing, Mum.
"Do you have anything
in the fridge?"
And she says,
"Mum, give me some soup."
The "soup" happens on those days
when she knocks on my door,
after coming home from work,
sometimes for reasons that have
nothing to do with the soup,
and she ends up ordering soup
or eating something at my house.
And sometimes she comes
in her pajamas and slippers
-to have lunch or dinner.
-Slippers?
Poor thing.
Oh, help. She doesn't have
such a structured life.
She has always depended
more on you than on us.
It's a matter of one's personality.
It's not my fault
I have a busier life. Sorry.
My mother sees Inês as more fragile,
and wants to help her more.
My sisters don't like that.
And she gets what she wants.
I mean,
she doesn't look for solutions
for her children, to solve that,
because my mother helps her.
-And with more difficult schedules.
-I work on the other side of town.
Sometimes I get home
after 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.
What do you want me to do?
Sorry for asking my neighbor,
who is my mother.
Clearly, she protects Inês,
but she doesn't have
much justification,
because Inês is an independent
and intelligent woman.
Therefore, I don't know what
my mother sees there.
that worries her so much.
Why are you getting angry?
Because you're looking for excuses.
What's wrong with asking Mum
for soup? Is that so bad?
The problem is that Mum says
it's for a reason.
And that's not true,
it's just because it's Nocas.
When my mother defends one of us,
it widens the gap between us.
-It doesn't bother me.
-Yes, it does.
It doesn't bother me, but you
It bothers me that she won't admit
that it's because you are you.
I understand that these injustices
cause ruffled feathers.
And I think that,
in reality, my mother,
when this issue is
brought up,
feels uncomfortable,
but I think she only feels that way
because she knows it's true.
I feel like the few times
I don't say it so much at parties,
because I think Mum helps
whenever she can,
but, as for leaving the girls
with her,
and it's already happened to me,
she says to me, "But Lelé is there
and I can't take both of them."
-Yeah.
-And this Okay, but
-But if your daughter is with me
-If it happens a couple of times,
I stop asking.
-But if Julia is with me
-That never happens.
Because I don't like asking,
you understand? But, anyway.
But that's not my problem anymore.
COMING UP
My life at your age
-You already had three daughters.
-No, I had two.
It's crazy.
-It's still the same chaos
-Thanks.
in the family.
All superladies.
I'm proud to see them grow up
as hardworking women,
already talking about adult stuff.
Mariana!
-I'll try again.
-What's wrong with you?
I was angry with my sister Inês
about several minor issues.
It's not that I like to argue,
but I'm capable of doing so.
But it's on the ground I choose,
and when.
A person who hurts someone else,
even if unintentionally, apologizes.
-Okay, okay.
-I apologize.
And that got worse in a way
that I, in recent years,
don't remember ever seeing.
I couldn't believe it, it's impunity.
accompanying the Patrocínio family
as they depart for France.
We see their father, Pedro,
loading up the car.
-Pedro, how are you feeling?
-A little stressed.
Like anyone starting
a long journey.
The weight of responsibility
is already starting to show.
Mariana!
For me, family is vital,
and the reason we're in this world.
It's like a giant family.
Father, mother,
stepmother, stepfather, children
It's a family with many women,
it's intense.
And that makes us very close
and creates
a very unique dynamic.
We have to buy one of these
for Lisbon.
-And where are the oranges? There?
-There!
Who wants to go pick oranges?
-Anyone?
-Camila!
Since there are six women,
it's not always easy.
Mariana, Carolina, Inês,
Rita, Monika, and Victoria.
They're all adults now,
with their personalities
fully formed.
Just call 301800301.
My name is Mariana Patrocínio,
I'm 40 years old.
I'm married, I have three children
and two stepchildren.
I'm the eldest of six sisters
and I've recently been managing
the school with my mother.
When Mariana was born,
Tatói had just turned 20.
I was 26.
Being a father
was something new.
I didn't know
what it was like to be a mother.
I had to learn everything.
She's always been my closest
confidante and also my advisor.
We had a very strong connection.
She has a very strong personality,
very marked.
I think she's the one who keeps us
closest to our family roots.
She really strengthens that
maternal side of the family.
I'm Carolina Patrocínio,
I'm 38 years old,
I'm a TV host for SIC
and I work with brands
in digital advertising.
I'm married
and have four children.
Carolina is just two years
younger than Mariana,
so they've always been
very close.
-Dad, stop!
-Carolina
Dad, don't say that!
She's a girl who puts
almost everything in life
into perspective.
She's super focused
on what really matters to her.
And there's something
that I don't think she shows
so much on the outside:
she has a great sense of humor.
-Well, goodbye dignity.
-Yeah, totally.
Me wearing Gonçalo's socks!
-A bedpan on my head.
-Can I look in the mirror?
-I told you this was a bad idea.
-My name's Inês Patrocínio.
I'm 33 years old,
and I'm the third.
I'm an intelligence analyst
at an international organization.
Inês has been the most curious
of all, ever since she was little.
She was always the daughter
who asked us
the most difficult questions.
She always had curious interests,
such as in Churchill.
Inês was always
very dramatic as a child.
Oh, Dad, but we've never fallen!
This boat is leaving now, honey.
She threw a lot of tantrums
and rejected everything.
I took off very fast
and hit my head,
and I couldn't ski.
My name's Rita Patrocínio,
I'm 30 and I'm a designer.
I'm the fourth of the sisters.
There are six of us in total,
but I'm my father's youngest.
No, don't run away, non.
Now,
pretend that I was your toy.
I'm not the favorite,
but I think I have a special place
because I'm my father's youngest
and I was the most spoiled,
or the one who received
the most attention from my father.
Carolina and Rita are like me.
I'm very calm, very laid back.
He always says the right thing,
he gives the right advice.
Sometimes I argue with Inês
and I ask: "What should I say?"
And he says, "Say this or that."
My father has good judgment.
After 13 years of marriage to Pedro,
we separated,
I married Mark,
and we had Monika and Vicky.
Everyone looking at us
from the outside
puts us all in the same box,
but for those who are close to us
we're all individuals
with our own qualities,
and independent of each other,
with many things in our DNA,
key traits that bring us
closer together.
But we're also different.
We see life in different ways.
Family comes first.
LISBON
EPISODE 1 SISTERS
CAROLINA'S HOUSE
Turn around.
Go watch TV.
The routine is fast-paced,
from the moment they get up
until they leave.
It's like a factory.
-Should I just put it right here?
-No, put it on the side.
-Where do you want it?
-I want it without sugar.
Well, sweetie,
did you sleep well?
My name's Gonçalo Uva,
I'm married to Carolina.
I work for a management company.
I've played rugby all my life,
I was a professional player.
I started when I was eight.
I have four children,
the father of four children.
Mum, can I put sugar
on the strawberries?
Yes.
There's a lot of love in our house.
I don't know if there' as much love
in every home as in ours.
How many days will this cake last?
-Can I try some?
-Not now.
-No?
-When are you coming home?
Eat it for a snack. At midday.
Gonçalo fights with the children
every day because
Things need to be tidied up,
the house,
you don't eat
in the living room.
Basic rules
when you all live together.
Hands on the table.
That's right.
It looks like the children
are Mowglis. That's not true.
I'm consistent,
I follow the same line.
Carolina is like, legalize ,
liberal, but when
she blows up, she blows up.
Come on, girls, we have to go.
Have a good week.
Kisses, love.
Have a good day.
Have a good day, sweetheart.
That must be Sandra, to pick you up.
Good luck!
MARIANA'S HOUSE
-Who doesn't like cheese?
-I don't like cheese on my eggs.
-Me neither.
-I do.
Eggs with cheese or just cheese?
Eggs with cheese.
-Do you like it?
-You don't even know.
-Don't say you're gonna put it on.
-Okay.
-You can take this.
-I know
Take that to the table.
Kids, take that.
I'm an easy-going mum,
as much as possible.
I'm a mother
who doesn't spoil her children much.
I don't have the patience
to play with children, I never have.
Maria's missing Put down your
phone, Mateus. Give it to me.
Mariana took care of our family,
so
Today, our family
is the seven of us,
with all the complexity entailed
by managing different ages,
personalities, and backgrounds.
I think Mariana has
a lot of emotional intelligence
in that regard.
I'm gonna add cheese.
Some people want
eggs without cheese,
others want cheese,
others want them runny, or hard.
It's not easy.
The solution is to do what I want.
And if you don't like it,
you don't eat it.
My name is Nuno Santana,
I'm a businessman, I have two
children and three stepchildren.
The woman sitting next to me,
I adore.
Honey, we're at the table.
-Honey? So?
-Yes?
Wait, this takes time, it's not
You have to do it carefully.
We met a long time ago.
I became friends with Carolina.
We enjoyed running together.
And, for many years
we confided in each other.
-They were confidants.
-They're great, aren't they?
They don't have
-any cheese or honey.
-They have cheese, don't they?
Is there honey?
-Honey on the eggs?
-No, I didn't put any.
-I'm sure you did.
-Yes, I can tell the difference.
-And it isn't good?
-Yes.
-Yes.
-The guy is a real chef.
The rooms,
we have to decide
The big reason
The main reason for our move
is the bedrooms.
And we're building a house
that's going to be incredible.
It's going to be beautiful.
It's going to be difficult,
but we did it to make
the family more comfortable.
-We were cramped here.
-Yes, there are a lot of us.
Let's see the house.
Pureza and her sister
will share a room.
-But, it's spectacular.
-Again, Mum?
-Again?
-Yes!
Now this is a real bedroom.
I'm not sharing.
-You're not going to share it?
-No.
-Who did you share a room with?
-With Carolina, my whole life.
Always. My mother never let us
sleep in separate rooms.
Always, all my life. Later,
when we moved out on our own,
I would sometimes go
to her room.
Our journey has been the same.
She started working very young
and it was something that grew.
I mean, there's no one moment
when I can say
that she became famous.
After the Portugal game
Wait, I'm recording.
But, for me,
Carolina is my best friend,
with whom I share
my most intimate thoughts.
ONE MONTH BEFORE
THE GOLDEN GLOBES
Turn around.
As for the Globes,
he lives for this day.
So, I want him to shine
at the highest level.
I tried to get my sister Rita
more involved,
especially since, until recently,
she had a dress business.
I took her along
to get her opinion.
You look like Jasmine.
It looks terrible from behind.
I can't hide it.
I'm honest when people ask
for my opinion.
That's what I'd like them to do
if I asked. With me.
Let's try another one.
It's for New Year's Eve,
and that's it.
Thank God the dress isn't mine,
otherwise I'd be lost.
Gonçalo is the person
I respect most in his field,
and whom I trust completely,
but this year he was less excited.
I thought:
"Oh, this year is gonna be a flop."
What's wrong, Rita?
I think your sister wanted
to do it herself
and now she's bothering
me
Are you kidding?
Seriously.
Take a little walk,
Little Red Riding Hood.
No, this is awful.
I don't know if you'll have a dress
for the Globes.
I think I'm gonna
blend into the red carpet.
You look a bit like a fado singer.
Not that there's anything wrong
with that.
-It's just not your thing.
-How about just this?
I don't understand
how Gonçalo Melo
could make these suggestions
knowing so well what she likes
and what she feels comfortable
with.
In my place, what would you do?
Would you go to the Globes?
-It's not optional.
-Be more
-We won't bring Rita back!
-I have
I'm sorry, I'm just being sincere.
Sometimes it's easier to ask
people who are "people pleasers"
or who we know will say
"that's great" to everything.
And I hope Gonçalo
wasn't too offended.
I have something spectacular that
I don't know.
Except it's not here in Lisbon,
it's in Spain.
I have a lot of work for me here.
INÉS'S HOUSE
Do you know what your
aunts and uncles do for a living?
What does Aunt Carol do?
Filming?
Filming. What do I do?
-A police officer.
-What does Mum do?
Mum
Mum travels around the world
and sees if thieves are selling
Selling what?
-Dragon dust.
-What's that dust called?
-It's called dru
-Drugs.
Exactly.
I'm an intelligence analyst
and I fight maritime drug
trafficking.
I feel that I worked very hard
to get where I am today.
When I sent my resume
to where I am now,
I sent it with my married name,
not with the Patrocínio surname.
Pedro, wash your hands!
Wash your hands.
For Grandma.
On the right, use the crosswalk.
Come on, Helena.
It's funny
how life teaches us lessons
and there are unexpected twists.
I always said:
"I'll never get divorced."
And, look, here we are.
Did you already ring?
You can ring.
TERESA'S HOUSE
Good morning.
-Give Grandma a hug.
-Come here, dear.
My name is Mark, and I've been
in Portugal for 27 years.
I'm from Germany.
How do I live in a group
with seven women?
With a full house and,
above all, a cheerful one.
-They've already eaten cookies.
-That's only for after lunch.
-Can you hear me?
-No!
Behave badly
Who threw this on the floor?
All the candy on the floor.
-This is
-I want the strawberry ones.
-I don't like them.
-You don't like them?
I like these better.
They're sweeter.
You made the wrong choice,
Pedro.
When I'm with my grandchildren,
I try to teach them manners,
like I did with my daughters
by the way.
In our house,
they follow our rules.
They say:
"Mum isn't one of those grandmothers
who's always
with their grandchildren."
And I tell them:
"I had six daughters."
From the age of 20 to 40,
I was busy with daughters,
with diapers, schools,
extracurricular activities
-It's dirty, isn't it?
-A little.
Yes. It has a little water on it.
You have to be careful
not to fall in there.
What I want,
when I'm with my grandchildren,
is to be with them.
Let's play another game.
Not here in the pool.
I think the Carolina I know
isn't the same Carolina
you see on TV,
who is a colder person, more
in short, professional.
Yes, I think I also
was building up defenses.
As for the media attention,
I've gone through different stages,
naturally,
but I think that when it started
to affect me more
was at a time I was in the spotlight
and that wasn't good for me.
I lost my boyfriend
very young,
a guy who was an actor
and our entire generation knew,
and that's why the media
singled me out
for the worst reasons,
related to a fatal accident.
When a tragedy occurs that is
completely out of the ordinary,
it's hard for everyone.
-Were you 18?
-I think so.
That put me on the media's map.
I was a presenter on Disney Kids.
There wasn't much controversy
People didn't know
they were dating.
I don't think so.
Or, if they did, it wasn't an issue.
It only became an issue
after the tragedy.
But I think from then on
it started to get more attention:
my boyfriend, what I did,
where I was from,
who my family was.
There was
a really horrible moment,
when the paparazzi
took pictures of me on the beach
and used them
for a magazine cover.
And I'll never forget
the headline
The magazine cover said:
"Poor Little Rich Girl."
And then there were pages and pages,
a whole report,
about how I was unhappy,
in a golden cradle.
And then they said,
about my parents' separation,
that we had handled it badly.
And it was an absurd examination
of my mother's life.
My mother,
who never said anything.
And our mother
had a very hard time,
and I did too, as the one
responsible for that going public.
They talked about a drama
that wasn't even mine,
but my parents'.
So, I felt terrible.
Everything I didn't want
And I was very protective
of my family,
separating the two worlds,
and suddenly I was exposed.
It's better not to give it
any importance,
to not respond,
or fuel it any further
People say, "You don't dwell on
that, you live very well with it."
But that's not true.
I spent my nights worrying
that everyone was thinking
about how they had criticized me.
But I grew up and thought:
"No, people are preoccupied
with their own lives."
-In my head, it was a narrative
-It became important.
a negative one about myself.
I don't remember anyone from
television going to your house.
Like Gonçalo,
I don't have anyone like that
Someone who's gone
from work to my personal life.
I always thought that
I created an image of myself
that didn't correspond to reality,
I was seen as capricious, spoiled,
and getting work
because I had connections,
because I knew someone,
that I wasn't a hard worker.
That drove me crazy.
Later, you get used to it, but
Yes, nowadays, receiving criticism
is nothing like it used to be,
receiving criticism when I was 16.
Especially when my personality
was still developing,
I was just a kid.
The criticism was very much on
an aesthetic and physical level,
which is what affects a teenager
the most.
Do you remember when
they talked a lot about my bones?
My sternum, which is visible
So, I got obsessed with that
and I looked for places
to have surgery.
Some doctors told me: "Look,
we'd have to break it in half."
"It's not worth it,
try not to worry about it."
-Yeah, right.
-And I never did.
Since I never let my guard down,
I never cried
nor did I bleed
in the shark tank,
so people started to think
that I was immune.
And I've held onto that
until today.
They say nothing affects me,
but it wasn't always that way.
But I'm glad they think so.
It's a question of resilience,
of doing everything again,
having a work ethic,
being kind, always
People started to take notice of us
and appreciate us,
but during that period of criticism,
it was very hard.
The growth of social media
gave me a big boost.
I mean, I really used it
to my advantage.
Showing my life as a mother,
the family's dynamics
I'm living a real boom, I think.
RITA'S HOUSE
-Dad.
-Now let's go to Dad.
Great.
Yes, sweetie. That's it.
All right.
Hi, Kim.
My name's Tiago Teotónio Pereira.
and I'm married to
one of the Patrocínio sisters.
Just kidding. I'm married to Rita.
-You're so silly
-I know, honey.
I'm an actor, and I'm a man
of many passions,
including sports,
my daughters, and my wife.
Now, time for a snack.
Then you can play, okay?
It's something we both want,
but
No more children are allowed
in this house. There's no room.
I'd have to get rid of the bikes
and surfboards. Impossible.
What a pain,
a bike for a baby.
There are priorities.
Look, color here.
Give it to me. Here.
Here.
It's something we want, desire,
and that we're thinking about,
but calmly.
A little something
a wonderful scent from Comporta.
-Look.
-Don't spray it on me.
-Is that a home fragrance?
-It's good, it's great.
I think love is, above all,
about accepting the other person.
Oh, that's beautiful, honey.
That was beautiful.
-Yes?
-Yes.
Another kiss. See you later,
I'll be there around 7:00 p.m.
Love is beautiful.
-See you later, love.
-See you later, Nuno!
Mary, can I see your tops?
I have nothing to wear today.
-No idea?
-No idea.
-I haven't had time.
-Jeans, a high-waisted bodysuit.
I want black pants and a bodysuit,
but I'm sick of mine.
Take a look.
-Do you know where it is?
-No, but I'll find it.
All straight and to the left?
The third one, there are two doors
and there are tops
in the bottom drawers.
Okay, I know
Okay.
At the party in Praia, I went
to my sister's house to get ready.
I thought Nuno left early,
he had a lot of things to do.
I think Mariana is always
his rock at these events
and you can tell.
I'm a little anxious about that.
My hair?
My little bows?
-Yes!
-You'll see how I'll look.
-Pet hair?
-Yes.
Look, Inês, look at this.
-The hair?
-There's hair.
But why is it blond?
-Because I used to be blonde.
-But you're not blonde.
I'm not talking about secrets.
I mean, I had a hair transplant.
But so did Tiago. Or, if he
hasn't had it done yet, he should.
Hasn't he told you that story?
But now I'm gonna get him.
Are you gonna have more hair?
-Isn't it cool?
-Are you going to dye it blonde?
No, it's just to give it volume.
The other day, he got a call from
one of those implant companies,
calling to ask him
if he wanted to get one
because they'd seen a photo of him
and he needed it.
He got very angry.
The little sisters are
the little sisters:
Mariana, Carolina, Inês, Rita.
Does anyone want to
lean on a zero or a one?
I can lean on a zero.
Rita, since she's so little,
she can use the point.
No, this is my good side.
Come on, get off the one.
-Get on the 0.
-You're a little
-Thank you!
-Thank you!
I'm a little nasty girl
So you brought that dress
in the end.
Yes. Do you think it's too much?
Honestly, I think so.
Now what?
-No
-But, you know what?
Why are you wearing my tops,
when you don't even?
I'll explain.
These were my two options.
I was going to choose one
and she took the second one.
I stole it from her.
The family's public exposure
has been a reality
since I was nine years old.
So, I've never known anything else,
but I think we've always we've
defended ourselves against that.
The security of being very close
and looking inward a lot,
despite what happens outside,
has given me tools
to not worry too much.
I'm doing very well,
but don't ask me to dance.
-You can't lift your arms.
-No.
-But you look beautiful.
-Was it worth it, at least?
-It was worth it.
-Get this thing up, I'm cold!
-Oh, be careful.
-There's a draft.
Carolina covers her shoulders
and uncovers her breasts.
Carolina, in particular,
weathers a lot of criticism
I think we all put up with it
reasonably well.
Some have dismissed them as shallow.
That's not the case.
No one shares the effort,
the journey.
No one shares that,
what they share is the prize.
-Cheers.
-To us.
-A toast.
-To us.
To the family.
-Yes.
-Health and love.
-What's wrong?
-To more years together, friends.
Always here for each other.
To us.
We wanted to celebrate
ten years of Praia.
Obviously,
that makes us a little nervous.
Mariana then suffers,
because I get
more agitated and anxious.
Good evening!
I'm very demanding
and detail-oriented.
I wouldn't want to work with you
as your wife.
That seems unthinkable to me.
If I weren't your wife,
I wouldn't mind working with you.
My last speech was a disaster
and my mother-in-law
was standing right next to me
and she said, "Santana, shut up."
So, I'll have to read today.
I'm sorry.
Today we celebrate the tenth
anniversary of the Praia Group
and, as with any long
and challenging journey,
there are many people to thank.
First of all, all of you
who are here, really.
Thank you very much.
Finally, our families.
I speak for mine.
Thanks to Carolina
because, from day one,
before she was my sister-in-law,
she was with Praia.
Nuno is a very special person,
very open to everyone, and generous.
What defines him most
is his heart.
He moves mountains
for the people he loves.
We know this journey
has been demanding, honey.
Often having to miss things
that I would've liked to be at.
Thanks to my wife, Mariana
who has always been by my side
on this intense journey.
Mariana has many fine qualities.
I think she sees our relationship
as something higher,
and thinks that we have a pact
of loyalty and sincerity.
She's a very intelligent woman,
very pretty
-What are you going to say?
-No.
-A woman who
-I'm going to fall off the pedestal.
No, honey, you're not.
Thank Gon. He's the only man
who comes to these things
with you magpies.
-It's true.
-The only survivor.
It's not necessary.
Because it was very hard
to be with me
and I don't know
how many sisters-in-law,
so I have the perfect husband
for that role.
You met Mary
before you started dating Carol.
-I was friends with Mary.
-I'm friends with
-I was a friend. I used to be!
-But it's true.
I met him through rugby.
Mariana's boyfriend played too.
-In Oliva.
-We started talking.
Well, we started dating
and we've never been apart.
Yes.
-We went skiing together.
-But, who was she?
She was
They were ex-boyfriends.
-The ex-boyfriends.
-The ex-boyfriends.
Our relationship was long distance
for five years.
We were at that stage in life
where we had to be together.
So, we had to see each other
every two weeks.
We did crazy things.
I would fly to Barcelona,
he would drive three hours
from Montpellier
to pick me up in Barcelona.
I would spend two days there,
then I would come back,
and vice versa.
He came to Portugal without telling
his family or his friends,
just to see me.
I flew to all the airports,
even to Seville,
when I was in the Algarve,
I would go and pick it up.
We spent a day and a half together
and then he went back.
I loved those years.
What's the secret
to keeping this family together?
The secret? A lot of filtering.
-It's not having a filter.
-No, it's not having a filter.
-Or using a filter.
-Not paying attention
to a lot of things.
The opposite.
Letting everything go.
Yes, letting go, plan
No, it's attaching importance
to what's really important.
When we're together,
we're a little intense.
-No, you're very intense.
-We're intense.
I was at your mother's house
with her,
The six of you, your mother,
and your grandmother.
And I was there.
It was like a tennis match
at Wimbledon.
Back and forth.
We had to listen
But your sister,
in the end, always said:
"What did they say?
Are you listening?"
It's not easy.
Do you have a group
of brothers-in-law?
Yes.
-Only men?
-Only men.
-You don't.
-Yes, we do.
-Without the sisters?
-Yes.
Carol's organizational skills
are really spectacular.
Multi-use.
Thank you, sis.
She could lighten up
the schedule a bit in the summer.
Rita didn't follow my schedule.
I'm not interested in following it.
For me,
a vacation is a vacation.
Carolina and I are very similar
in that way.
We organize all our weekends
and vacations.
There's no room
for things to happen organically.
And I've been working on that.
Mariana and I, this year,
despite everything,
have been a little independent,
right?
-Managing to overcome that.
-Yes.
Mariana is my partner,
she has always been
my closest confidante.
And sometimes it was even difficult,
during my childhood
and adolescence,
to know where I began
and she ended.
We had
a very umbilical connection.
-That was your dynamic
-That we couldn't break.
And this year,
I don't know what happened.
We took several separate trips,
weekends that we didn't combine,
right?
-You're on the right track.
-What?
-I went to therapy.
-You went to therapy for this?
I gave her tools to walk away.
My dependence on you
is a topic in my therapy.
So, it was you who walked away,
not me?
No, you pulled away too.
But I did it without realizing it.
I only realize it now.
It's not that I want to exclude you,
on the contrary.
I love being with my sisters,
but I, consciously,
try to spend time alone.
-And, does Nuno feel the same way?
-Nuno thinks I depend on her.
But, does he think
that's a bad thing?
No, it's not that it's a bad thing.
It's just something we talk about.
I wasn't paying attention
to my family, my inner circle.
Nowadays, I prioritize the time
I spend alone with Nuno
or with Nuno and the children,
without always going out in a group.
But I didn't walk away on purpose.
Otherwise I wouldn't be here.
We're all here, Mum,
except for your Vicky.
-Her favorite isn't here.
-The favorites.
-That's a shame.
-The protected one.
The little ones are always
the most protected.
But there was already
a favorite granddaughter.
Protected ones or favorites?
No, protected ones.
There are
no favorite grandchildren.
Just Lelé.
Otherwise, they're all the same.
It turns out
that she's at a fun age
-We've all been there.
-She's the same age as Camila.
I think it's
just because we're neighbors
and that's in your head.
I don't have favorite grandchildren.
I help whoever needs it.
Inês is the one who needs it most,
for many reasons.
-That's true.
-I have a more difficult schedule.
-You have a complicated schedule.
-That's true.
-She works far away.
-You don't even believe it.
You're laughing.
There are days
when I have to go to the office.
I'm sorry,
it doesn't bother me at all.
There was a lot of shooting,
and my mother,
as the central figure,
always ends up being a target.
Everyone blamed her.
And my mother defended herself.
Sometimes,
Inês comes home alone at night.
And I ask her:
"Do you have anything to eat
in the refrigerator?"
-No?
-Poor thing, Mum.
"Do you have anything
in the fridge?"
And she says,
"Mum, give me some soup."
The "soup" happens on those days
when she knocks on my door,
after coming home from work,
sometimes for reasons that have
nothing to do with the soup,
and she ends up ordering soup
or eating something at my house.
And sometimes she comes
in her pajamas and slippers
-to have lunch or dinner.
-Slippers?
Poor thing.
Oh, help. She doesn't have
such a structured life.
She has always depended
more on you than on us.
It's a matter of one's personality.
It's not my fault
I have a busier life. Sorry.
My mother sees Inês as more fragile,
and wants to help her more.
My sisters don't like that.
And she gets what she wants.
I mean,
she doesn't look for solutions
for her children, to solve that,
because my mother helps her.
-And with more difficult schedules.
-I work on the other side of town.
Sometimes I get home
after 7:00 or 8:00 p.m.
What do you want me to do?
Sorry for asking my neighbor,
who is my mother.
Clearly, she protects Inês,
but she doesn't have
much justification,
because Inês is an independent
and intelligent woman.
Therefore, I don't know what
my mother sees there.
that worries her so much.
Why are you getting angry?
Because you're looking for excuses.
What's wrong with asking Mum
for soup? Is that so bad?
The problem is that Mum says
it's for a reason.
And that's not true,
it's just because it's Nocas.
When my mother defends one of us,
it widens the gap between us.
-It doesn't bother me.
-Yes, it does.
It doesn't bother me, but you
It bothers me that she won't admit
that it's because you are you.
I understand that these injustices
cause ruffled feathers.
And I think that,
in reality, my mother,
when this issue is
brought up,
feels uncomfortable,
but I think she only feels that way
because she knows it's true.
I feel like the few times
I don't say it so much at parties,
because I think Mum helps
whenever she can,
but, as for leaving the girls
with her,
and it's already happened to me,
she says to me, "But Lelé is there
and I can't take both of them."
-Yeah.
-And this Okay, but
-But if your daughter is with me
-If it happens a couple of times,
I stop asking.
-But if Julia is with me
-That never happens.
Because I don't like asking,
you understand? But, anyway.
But that's not my problem anymore.
COMING UP
My life at your age
-You already had three daughters.
-No, I had two.
It's crazy.
-It's still the same chaos
-Thanks.
in the family.
All superladies.
I'm proud to see them grow up
as hardworking women,
already talking about adult stuff.
Mariana!
-I'll try again.
-What's wrong with you?
I was angry with my sister Inês
about several minor issues.
It's not that I like to argue,
but I'm capable of doing so.
But it's on the ground I choose,
and when.
A person who hurts someone else,
even if unintentionally, apologizes.
-Okay, okay.
-I apologize.
And that got worse in a way
that I, in recent years,
don't remember ever seeing.
I couldn't believe it, it's impunity.