The network shelved it for being too sensitive in an election year
Aos 72 anos, Walcyr Carrasco segue sendo uma das forças motrizes da teledramaturgia brasileira, negociando uma nova novela das nove na Globo enquanto ainda constrói os alicerces de Êta Mundo Bom! 2. A divisão de tarefas com Mauro Wilson — que assumirá o folhetim das seis após o trigésimo capítulo — revela não apenas a engrenagem delicada de uma grande emissora, mas também a tensão entre a grandeza de um legado criativo e os limites que o tempo impõe ao corpo. É o retrato de um artista que não se retira do palco, mas aprende a dividi-lo.
- Carrasco acumula dois projetos simultâneos numa fase da vida em que desafios físicos já o levaram a escrever de uma cama de hospital.
- Mauro Wilson chega ao projeto depois de ver sua novela Conta Comigo engavetada pela Globo, que considerou o conteúdo sensível demais para um ano eleitoral.
- A emissora precisou aprovar às pressas Mão Dupla, de Claudia Souto, para cobrir o buraco deixado no horário das sete horas.
- A transição no capítulo 30 é uma solução pragmática: Carrasco estabelece o DNA emocional da história, Wilson a conduz — mas o veterano mantém supervisão.
- A estreia de Êta Mundo Bom! 2 está prevista para 2025, com Amora Mautner na direção, parceira de Carrasco há duas décadas.
Walcyr Carrasco, aos 72 anos, está no centro de uma movimentação discreta mas significativa na Globo: enquanto desenvolve Êta Mundo Bom! 2, sequência do sucesso de 2016, ele negocia em paralelo uma nova novela para o horário nobre das nove. A arquitetura do projeto revela tanto seu peso na indústria quanto a necessidade de equilibrar ambições criativas com realidades práticas.
O plano prevê que Carrasco lidere o folhetim das seis até o trigésimo capítulo, estabelecendo a base narrativa da história. A partir daí, Mauro Wilson — conhecido por Quando Mais Vida, Melhor! — assume o comando criativo, ainda que sob supervisão do veterano. Antes disso, Carrasco precisa entregar a sinopse da novela das seis, projeto que ocupa sua atenção imediata, para então se dedicar ao desenvolvimento da trama das nove.
A trajetória de Wilson até essa posição não foi linear. Sua novela Conta Comigo, anunciada na grade das sete horas como sucessora de Família É Tudo, foi engavetada pela Globo por razões políticas: o conteúdo foi considerado delicado demais para um ano de eleições municipais. A emissora pediu reescritas profundas e tentou adaptar o projeto para as seis horas, enquanto aprovava às pressas Mão Dupla, de Claudia Souto, para cobrir a lacuna.
Êta Mundo Bom! 2 estreia em 2025 com direção de Amora Mautner, que renovou contrato longo com a Globo. A parceria entre ela e Carrasco remonta a títulos como O Cravo e a Rosa e A Dona do Pedaço. A saúde de Carrasco é parte visível dessa equação: ele usa bengala e, durante a exibição de Terra e Paixão em 2023, trabalhou de uma cama de hospital após cirurgia nos olhos, com Thelma Guedes integrando a equipe de roteiro para dividir a carga — e permanecendo mesmo após sua recuperação.
O modelo adotado — transição no capítulo 30, supervisão contínua, colaboradores de apoio — é uma resposta honesta a uma tensão clássica da televisão brasileira: como sustentar a voz de um criador insubstituível quando o ritmo da indústria ultrapassa o que um único corpo consegue suportar.
Walcyr Carrasco, the 72-year-old architect of some of Brazilian television's most enduring stories, is juggling two major projects at once. While he develops the sequel to Êta Mundo Bom!, the 2016 novela that became a cultural touchstone, he is simultaneously negotiating the terms of a brand-new prime-time drama for Globo's nine o'clock slot. The arrangement reflects both his standing in the industry and the careful choreography required to keep the network's production pipeline flowing.
Carrasco will shepherd Êta Mundo Bom! 2 through its first thirty episodes, establishing the narrative foundation and reintroducing the elements that made the original resonate with audiences. Once he delivers the synopsis for the six o'clock novela—the immediate project demanding his attention—he will begin developing the nine o'clock story in parallel. Mauro Wilson, a writer best known for Quando Mais Vida, Melhor!, is positioned as his collaborator on the sequel, though Wilson will assume full creative control once Carrasco's opening arc concludes. Even then, Carrasco will maintain supervisory oversight, a structure that acknowledges both his experience and the practical limits of his current capacity.
The sequel is scheduled to premiere in 2025 under the direction of Amora Mautner, who recently renewed a long-term contract with Globo. Mautner and Carrasco have a history spanning two decades—they collaborated on O Cravo e a Rosa, A Dona do Pedaço, and Verdades Secretas 2. Before she takes the helm of Êta Mundo Bom! 2, Mautner will complete work on a series with Rosane Svartman and Elisio Lopes Jr.
Wilson's path to this assignment was circuitous. He had written Conta Comigo, a novela slated for the seven o'clock hour as the successor to Família É Tudo, which concludes in September. Globo announced the project at its October upfront event and had already begun pitching it to advertisers. Then the network shelved it. According to sources, the decision was political: 2024 is an election year in Brazil, and Globo determined that the story touched on themes too sensitive to air during a campaign season. The network asked Wilson to substantially rewrite portions of his synopsis, attempting to reshape it for the six o'clock slot instead. Mão Dupla, created by Claudia Souto, was hastily approved to fill the seven o'clock vacancy.
Carrasco's health has become a visible part of the industry conversation. At seventy-two, he navigates with a cane and has faced significant physical challenges in recent years. While Terra e Paixão was airing in 2023, he worked from a hospital bed following eye surgery, with Thelma Guedes joining the writing team to provide additional support. Guedes remained on staff even after Carrasco's recovery, a testament to the demands of his workload and the collaborative model now necessary to sustain his output.
The arrangement with Wilson and the transition at episode thirty represents a pragmatic solution to a familiar problem in Brazilian television: how to maintain continuity and quality when a single creator's physical capacity cannot match the industry's appetite for content. Carrasco will remain the voice and vision of Êta Mundo Bom! 2's opening, establishing its emotional and narrative DNA. Wilson will inherit a story already in motion, guided by a veteran's hand even as he steers it forward. And Carrasco, rather than stepping back entirely, will pivot to the next challenge waiting in the nine o'clock slot—a schedule that speaks to both his indispensability and the toll that indispensability exacts.
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Globo decided to hold the novela to avoid touching sensitive themes during a campaign season— sources cited by Notícias da TV regarding Conta Comigo's cancellation
The Hearth Conversation Another angle on the story
Why does Globo structure these handoffs at episode thirty specifically? Is that arbitrary or does it serve a narrative purpose?
It's partly practical—thirty episodes gives you enough runway to establish tone, introduce the central conflicts, and let the audience settle into the world. But it's also about Carrasco's stamina. He can sustain that intensity for a defined period, then step into a supervisory role where he's guiding rather than writing every line.
And Mauro Wilson—is he being punished for Conta Comigo, or rewarded?
Neither, really. He was collateral damage to a political calculation. But being brought into a Carrasco project, even as the second act writer, is a significant opportunity. He gets to learn from the master while carrying a beloved story forward.
The fact that they asked him to rewrite for the six o'clock slot—did that actually happen, or is it still in negotiation?
The sources suggest it's what Globo requested, but there's no confirmation it was completed or accepted. It's the kind of thing that might still be in flux.
What does it say about Brazilian television that a 72-year-old man working from a hospital bed is still considered essential?
It says the industry has built itself around individual voices and reputations rather than systems. Carrasco has proven he can create stories that endure. That's valuable enough that people accommodate his limitations rather than replace him.
Will he actually be able to supervise Wilson while developing an entirely new novela?
That's the real question nobody's asking publicly. The structure sounds elegant on paper. Whether it's sustainable depends on how much supervision actually means.