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* YourCheatingHeart:
** Colonel Sebastiao cheated on his wife with at least two women: [[spoiler:Rosa's mother and Gioconda]]. When he resumes his relationship with [[spoiler:Gioconda]], he attends the brothel to have sex with Serafina.
** After Leoncio marries with Malvina, he has no trouble on having affairs with various slaves or prostitutes. He is even sexually harassing Isaura repeatedly.

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* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:Paulo Pereira was revealed to be a malicious doctor that deliberately caused his patients to die and stole from them]].



* HappilyMarried:
** Bernardo and Muleca are a loving and healthy couple.
** Isaura and Alvaro are stated to have a happy marriage and have some children when the series ends.



* IfICantHaveYou: Leoncio's failure to attract Isaura's desire motivates him to abuse her and attempt to kill her several times.

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* IfICantHaveYou: Leoncio's failure to attract Isaura's desire motivates him to abuse her and attempt to kill her several times. It seems she was the first woman to tell him no and he was persisting on having her.



* MrFanservice: Andre, Herique, Diogo and Alvaro are all handsome and show off their physique ocassionally. Ariski was a good-looking indian who was barely dressed.

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* MrFanservice: Andre, Herique, Diogo and Alvaro are all handsome and show off their physique ocassionally. Ariski was a good-looking indian Native man who was barely dressed.



* NiceGuy:
** Isaura is always kind to anyone.
** Perpetua, Alvaro's mother, tends to be polite and friendly as well.



* ParentsAsPeople: Gertrudes was a loving ParentalSubstitute for Isaura and even [[UpbringingMakesTheHero made her the saintly woman of the series]], but she was negligent on giving Isaura her SlaveLiberation. When her husband attempts to do it, various circumstances and Leoncio's meddling interfere with it.



* SingleTargetSexuality: The only person Isaura seems attracted to was Alvaro.



* UncertainDoom: In the finale, Rosa may or may have not [[spoiler:committed suicide]].



* YourCheatingHeart: Colonel Sebastiao cheated on his wife with at least two women: [[spoiler:Rosa's mother and Gioconda]]. When he resumes his relationship with [[spoiler:Gioconda]], he attends the brothel to have sex with Serafina.

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* YourCheatingHeart: YourCheatingHeart:
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Colonel Sebastiao cheated on his wife with at least two women: [[spoiler:Rosa's mother and Gioconda]]. When he resumes his relationship with [[spoiler:Gioconda]], he attends the brothel to have sex with Serafina.Serafina.
** After Leoncio marries with Malvina, he has no trouble on having affairs with various slaves or prostitutes. He is even sexually harassing Isaura repeatedly.
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* BeautifulSlaveGirl: The titular character. Even though she looks white enough to pass for an European woman herself, she is actually half-white due to her mother being of African descent and her status as a slave being inherited. Her unusual looks and her position end up attracting the [[VillainousCrush lascivious interests]] of her master Leôncio.
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* AmicableExes: Helena and Gabriel eventually adapt to the idea that they cannot be in a romance [[spoiler:and get along well as siblings]].


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* MyFistForgivesYou: When Henrique apologizes to Tomasia for not believing her about Leoncio, she gives him a BitchSlap before accepting his apology.


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* RapeAsBackstory: Rosa was raped by Seu Chico, and André left her.


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** Muleca gives up on André and lives happily with Bernardo.


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* TyrantTakesTheHelm: Miguel is friendly to the slaves, but he is substituted by Chico as a foreman. Chico is not kind with the slaves at all.
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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the book, [[spoiler:Leoncio commits suicide after Alvaro buys the house]].

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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the book, [[spoiler:Leoncio commits suicide after Alvaro buys the house]]. In the series, [[spoiler:Leoncio is instead killed by someone while he intended to rape Isaura in a slaughterhouse.]]

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* DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the book, [[spoiler:Leoncio commits suicide after Alvaro buys the house]].



* EvilerThanThou: Commander Almeida at least had some respect for Gertrudes and repented. Leoncio becomes completely ruthless with the slaves and with pretty much everyone else.

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* EvilerThanThou: Commander Almeida at least had some respect for Gertrudes and ultimately repented. Leoncio becomes completely ruthless with the slaves and with pretty much everyone else.

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* EvilerThanThou: Commander Almeida at least had some respect for Gertrudes and repented. Leoncio becomes completely ruthless with the slaves.

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* EvilerThanThou: Commander Almeida at least had some respect for Gertrudes and repented. Leoncio becomes completely ruthless with the slaves.slaves and with pretty much everyone else.


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* PocketProtector: In one murder attempt to [[spoiler:Alvaro]], he was saved by a metal cross.


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* ShotgunWedding: Colonel Sebastiao forced Helena to marry [[spoiler:Doctor Paulo, with the threat of forcing her to become a nun]]. Since the man he intended as a son-in-law turns out to be evil, this backfires greatly.


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* YourCheatingHeart: Colonel Sebastiao cheated on his wife with at least two women: [[spoiler:Rosa's mother and Gioconda]]. When he resumes his relationship with [[spoiler:Gioconda]], he attends the brothel to have sex with Serafina.
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* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Alvaro tries to flirt with Isaura by working shirtless, but she does not fall for it despite loving Alvaro.


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** Tomasia becomes the wife of Count of Campos [[spoiler:and later Miguel]].
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* SecondLove:
** Since Gabriel and Helena's relationship turns out to be impossible, Helena becomes smitten with Diogo while Gabriel falls in love with [[spoiler:Perpetua]].
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* DreamCrushingHandicap: Tomasia wanted to be a mother with all her heart, but after Leoncio throws her from the stairs, her miscarriage makes her unable to bear children again.
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* {{Forgiveness}}: The penultimate episode has Isaura forgive Rosa.


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* LetsWaitAWhile: Alvaro eventually asks Isaura to have sex with him, but Isaura declines because they are not married at the moment.
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* StarcaseTumble: Leoncio throws Tomasia from stairs at the Hacienda, which makes her miscarry and become barren. This started the wish of revenge from Tomasia, who would latter fake to be in love with him to throw him from the stairs.

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* StarcaseTumble: StaircaseTumble: Leoncio throws Tomasia from stairs at the Hacienda, which makes her miscarry and become barren. This started the wish of revenge from Tomasia, who would latter fake to be in love with him to throw him from the stairs.
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* BenevolentBoss: Joao and Joaquina were very thankful of Colonel Sebastiao's treatment.


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* HospitalHottie: Diogo Alves' handsome looks were commented after his introduction.
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* EvilerThanThou: Commander Almeida at least had some respect for Gertrudes and repented. Leoncio becomes completely ruthless with the slaves.


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* IfICantHaveYou: Leoncio's failure to attract Isaura's desire motivates him to abuse her and attempt to kill her several times.


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* TakingTheHeat:
** On [[spoiler:Doctor Paulo's death]], Diogo falsely confesses to be the culprit until [[spoiler:Helena confesses to be the real culprit]].
** When Isaura [[spoiler:was accused of murdering Leoncio and the real culprit was yet to be found]], Alvaro decides to take the blame for her.


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* WomanScorned: After Tomasia was dumped and made unable to bear children, she starts a campaign of revenge against Leoncio.
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* StarcaseTumble: Leoncio throws Tomasia from stairs at the Hacienda, which makes her miscarry and become barren. This started the wish of revenge from Tomasia, who would latter fake to be in love with him to throw him from the stairs.
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* ActorAllusion: André mentions Xica da Silva. Deo Garcez (his actor) participated in the 1996 version of the story.
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Isaura the Slave'' (original title: ''A Escrava Isaura'') is a 2004 telenovela based on Bernardo Guimaraes' book of the same name.

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Isaura ''Isaura the Slave'' (original title: ''A Escrava Isaura'') is a 2004 telenovela based on Bernardo Guimaraes' book of the same name.
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''Isaura the Slave'' (A Escrava Isaura) is a 2004 telenovela based on Bernardo Guimaraes' book of the same name.

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''Isaura [[quoteright:296:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/a_escrava_isaura.jpg]]

Isaura
the Slave'' (A (original title: ''A Escrava Isaura) Isaura'') is a 2004 telenovela based on Bernardo Guimaraes' book of the same name.

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It is centered on the difficulties faced by a sweet-hearted white slave in the Brazilian colonial period, targeted by the obsession of her lord.

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* HappilyAdopted

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* HappilyAdoptedEvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The one person Leoncio seemed to love was his father, but just because he was mostly permissive. He wept after his death, but was not saddened enough to change his ways.
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* SpannerInTheWorks: The assassination plot on [[spoiler:Diogo]] was thwarted by Ariski, who found him and healed him.
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* CousinOliver: Pedrito was an orphan child that was added to the cast when Miguel and Isaura take false identities.

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* CousinOliver: Pedrito Pedrinho was an orphan child that was added to the cast when Miguel and Isaura take false identities.
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* CousinOliver: Pedrito was an orphan child that was added to the cast when Miguel and Isaura take false identities.


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* HappilyAdopted

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* DecemberDecemberRomance: [[spoiler:Colonel Sebastiao and Gioconda]] fully resume their romance.



* MrFanservice: Andre, Herique, Diogo and Alvaro are all handsome and show off their physique ocassionally.

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* HeroicBastard: Isaura, a perfect character, was conceived from a relationship between Miguel and Juliana, who were not married. [[spoiler:Gabriel is kindhearted, but was NOT a son of Albuquerque but of Colonel Sebastiao, which made his relationship with Helena impossible]].
* MrFanservice: Andre, Herique, Diogo and Alvaro are all handsome and show off their physique ocassionally. Ariski was a good-looking indian who was barely dressed.
* MultipleEndings: In the whodunnit arc, the one who [[spoiler:murdered Leoncio]] was different according to the release. [[spoiler:The culprits were Seu Chico, Rosa or Belquior]].


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* TheReveal:
** Paulo Pereira is more than an ineffectual doctor. [[spoiler:He outright harms his patients and steals from them]].
** The last chapter reveals who [[spoiler:murdered Leoncio]].


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* ThrowTheDogABone: After being barren and rejected, Tomasia gets to marry the Count of Campos (who fell in love with her after seeing her standing up against Leoncio) and become rich.
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* SurpriseIncest: It turns out [[spoiler:Gabriel and Helena]] are siblings

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* SurpriseIncest: It turns out [[spoiler:Gabriel and Helena]] are siblingssiblings. Luckily for them, there was no sexual intercourse while they were dating.

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** Raimundo is otherwise very friendly, but still an unethical man.

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** Raimundo is otherwise very friendly, friendly and far less evil than Seu Chico or Martinho, but still is an unethical man.



* SurpriseIncest: It turns out [[spoiler:Gabriel and Helena]] are siblings



* YankTheDogsChain: In the original ending [[spoiler:Rosa earns the love of his father and is let to care for his family's hacienda, but Andre flatly rejects her.]]

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* YankTheDogsChain: In the original ending [[spoiler:Rosa earns the love of his father and is let to care for his family's hacienda, but Andre flatly rejects her. In the end, it is implied Rosa commits suicide.]]

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* AffablyEvil: Rosa is incredibly friendly to people who has not wronged her or who has no issue against. Her plots to harm Isaura make her antagonistic.

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* AffablyEvil: AffablyEvil:
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Rosa is incredibly friendly to people who has not wronged her or who has no issue against. Her plots to harm Isaura make her antagonistic.antagonistic.
** Raimundo is otherwise very friendly, but still an unethical man.



* BeardOfEvil: Seu Chico has a deep beard and is cruel with the slaves he rules on.



* TheShowOfTheBook: The second telenovela that adapts Bernardo Guimaraes' book, but has a whodunnit at the ending.

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* TheShowOfTheBook: TheShowOfTheBooks: The second telenovela that adapts Bernardo Guimaraes' book, but has a whodunnit at the ending.

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* PoliceAreUseless: Tomasia thinks so since they did not arrest Leoncio for throwing her off the stairs and making her miscarry.



* TheSeriesOfTheBook: The second telenovela that adapts Bernardo Guimaraes' book, but has a whodunnit at the ending.

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* TheSeriesOfTheBook: TheShowOfTheBook: The second telenovela that adapts Bernardo Guimaraes' book, but has a whodunnit at the ending.ending.
* WhoMurderedTheAsshole: [[spoiler:Leoncio was stabbed by someone]] and Isaura is left as the murderer despite being innocent and would be legitimate defense if she did. This mystery was done to pad out the story.
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''Isaura the Slave'' (A Escrava Isaura) is a 2004 telenovela based on Bernardo Guimaraes' book of the same name.

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* AffablyEvil: Rosa is incredibly friendly to people who has not wronged her or who has no issue against. Her plots to harm Isaura make her antagonistic.
* ArrangedMarriage: This series decidedly deconstructed them, since the involved parts never "learnt to love" their forced significant others.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Leoncio whips a slave to death just because she was hungry and stole something of the kitchen.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Isaura eventually becomes the owner of the Commander's hacienda.
* MrFanservice: Andre, Herique, Diogo and Alvaro are all handsome and show off their physique ocassionally.
* RedeemingReplacement: Diogo is far more moral than Doctor Paulo Pereira, who [[spoiler:lied to his clients and stole their belongings]].
* RemakeCameo: The actors portraying Commander Almeida and Gertrudes portrayed Leoncio and Malvina in the previous adaptation.
* TheSeriesOfTheBook: The second telenovela that adapts Bernardo Guimaraes' book, but has a whodunnit at the ending.
* YankTheDogsChain: In the original ending [[spoiler:Rosa earns the love of his father and is let to care for his family's hacienda, but Andre flatly rejects her.]]
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