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* OverprotectiveDad: Bela's father.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Rodrigo is very unfaithful towards Cíntia, and the main plot kicks off when he tries to seduce Bela to keep her loyal to him while he's still engaged to Cíntia.
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* AdaptationNameChange: This Brazilian remake of ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'' features Anabela "Bela" Palhares (an IronicNickname, as "bela" means "beautiful" in Portuguese). Her name was originally Beatriz "Betty" Aurora Pinzón Solano.
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''Bela, a Feia'' (Ugly Bela) is a Brazilian telenovela originally aired on Rede Record from August 4, 2009, to June 2, 2010. A co-production with Televisa, it was based on the Colombian telenovela Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea, as well as the American series Series/UglyBetty.

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''Bela, a Feia'' (Ugly Bela) ("Ugly Bela") is a Brazilian telenovela originally aired on Rede Record from August 4, 2009, to June 2, 2010. A co-production with Televisa, with the Mexican Creator/{{Televisa}}, it was based on the Colombian telenovela Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea, ''Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea'', as well as the American series Series/UglyBetty.
''Series/UglyBetty''.
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* TheCameo, SpecialGuest and CelebrityStar: Oh, boy. There was a lot people who appeared at this soap at some point, including the model Ana Hickmann, host show Rodrigo Faro, the comedian Sergio Mallandro, the fitness model Gracyanne Barbosa and the model and actress Viviane Araujo.

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* TheCameo, SpecialGuest and CelebrityStar: Oh, boy. There was a lot people who appeared at this soap at some point, including the model Ana Hickmann, host show Rodrigo Faro, the comedian Sergio Mallandro, the fitness model Gracyanne Barbosa Creator/GracyanneBarbosa and the model and actress Viviane Araujo.Creator/VivianeAraujo.



* LoveDodecahedron: As is usual for a telenovela. Bela, Cíntia and Veronica are in love with Armando, who loves no one but is engaged to Cíntia, and eventually comes to love Bela.

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* LoveDodecahedron: As is usual for a telenovela. Bela, Cíntia and Veronica are in love with Armando, Rodrigo, who loves no one but is engaged to Cíntia, and eventually comes to love Bela.
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''Bela, a Feia'' (Ugly Bela) is a Brazilian telenovela originally aired on Rede Record from August 4, 2009, to June 2, 2010. A co-production with Televisa, it was based on the Colombian telenovela Series/YoSoyBettyLaFea, as well as the American series Series/UglyBetty.

On June 1, 2010, the penultimate episode of ''Bela, a Feia'' made Record lead the audience ratings against Rede Globo in both São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, a feat rarely achieved in Brazilian television viewership.

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!!This show contains examples of:

* BeautifulAllAlong: Bela is not really ugly, but she is unkempt, with braces, glasses that obscure her face and unfavorable dresses. When she gets a makeover, all she needs to do is cut her front bangs and get smaller glasses.
* BettyAndVeronica: Rodrigo is Archie, Bela is Betty and Cíntia is Veronica.
* TheBrainlessBeauty: Verônica.
* BrokenAesop: Just like in the original version, some argue that Bela's transformation takes away from the overall idea of not judging others by their appearance.
* TheCameo, SpecialGuest and CelebrityStar: Oh, boy. There was a lot people who appeared at this soap at some point, including the model Ana Hickmann, host show Rodrigo Faro, the comedian Sergio Mallandro, the fitness model Gracyanne Barbosa and the model and actress Viviane Araujo.
* ClingyJealousGirl: Cíntia, albeit she has reasons... and eventually is proven right.
* CosmeticCatastrophe: Bela's first makeover. aside from the bad choices in hair and outfit, she adds badly applied lipstick and mascara in an attempt to appear more attractive to Armando.
* GoldDigger: Verônica.
* ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe: Bela is aware of her appeareance and how men see her, so she's surprised when Rodrigo, a powerful and rich man, says he's crazy about her.
* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: Bela, of course. Not out of shallowness, but because of her experiences: people are judged and treated according to their looks.
* LoveDodecahedron: As is usual for a telenovela. Bela, Cíntia and Veronica are in love with Armando, who loves no one but is engaged to Cíntia, and eventually comes to love Bela.
* MeaningfulName: several.
* OnlySaneEmployee: Bela.
* OverprotectiveDad: Bela's father.
* SheCleansUpNicely: She does. Bela's apeareance significantly improves towards the end of the soap opera.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Verônica.
* YourCheatingHeart: Rodrigo is very unfaithful towards Cíntia, and the main plot kicks off when he tries to seduce Bela to keep her loyal to him while he's still engaged to Cíntia.
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