Preamar: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The series Preamar follows the story of João Ricardo Velasco, a wealthy and highly successful businessman who makes the wrong bet in the financial market and loses everything he has. In search of new ways to make money, he will discover the profitable informal market that operates on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro - all this without revealing his real situation to his family. In its 13 episodes, the series mixes drama and comedy to provide a vision of the beaches of Rio never seen before. Preamar is the name given to the highest tide in Portuguese.

Series details

• Title: Preamar
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Portuguese
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2012-05-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-07-29
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: HBO
• Network country: Brazil
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28592
• TVDB ID: 258798

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2012-05-06; final listed air date 2012-07-29.

Source and licence

Adapted from Preamar on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.