Sou movida a alegria, não a dinheiro
Quando uma personagem atravessa décadas e encarna em corpos diferentes, é inevitável que as mulheres que a habitaram se encontrem — e, com elas, as expectativas não ditas. Giovanna Gold, a Zefa original de 1990, e Paula Barbosa, sua sucessora no remake da Globo, protagonizaram uma troca de acusações sobre uma mensagem não respondida que revelou algo maior: a fragilidade do reconhecimento entre gerações de uma mesma arte. O que começou como um gesto de cortesia profissional transformou-se em mal-entendido público, deixando as duas atrizes presas num nó que nenhuma das duas parece disposta — ou capaz — de desfazer.
- Giovanna Gold enviou a Paula Barbosa uma mensagem em dezembro promovendo um aplicativo de memorização de roteiros, mas nunca recebeu resposta — e o print do Instagram mostrava que a mensagem havia sido lida.
- Durante uma live com um jornalista, Giovanna mencionou o silêncio de Paula sem aparente rancor, mas a internet transformou o comentário numa disputa pública entre as duas Zefas.
- Paula rebateu com firmeza, afirmando ter respondido comentários e stories de Giovanna em diversas ocasiões, e classificou as declarações da colega como 'doídas' e 'muito graves'.
- Giovanna recuou, lamentando que o episódio tenha se tornado 'algo mesquinho para as duas' e declarando que não precisa de brigas — apenas de alegria.
- As duas atrizes se reencontraram nas gravações do último capítulo do remake, participando de uma cena de casamento, mas a tensão entre elas permanece sem resolução clara.
Quando Paula Barbosa assumiu o papel de Zefa no remake de Pantanal pela Globo, ela herdou uma personagem que já havia sido vivida por Giovanna Gold na versão original de 1990, exibida pela extinta Manchete. O encontro entre as duas era inevitável — e quando aconteceu, algo se quebrou, embora nenhuma delas concorde exatamente sobre o quê.
A versão de Giovanna começa com um gesto de cortesia: em dezembro, ela enviou a Paula uma mensagem pelo Instagram apresentando um aplicativo que havia desenvolvido para memorização de roteiros, desejando-lhe sucesso no papel. O recibo de leitura confirmava que a mensagem havia sido vista. Nenhuma resposta veio. Giovanna tentou deixar para lá — até que, numa live com o jornalista Luciano Santiago, mencionou a mensagem ignorada. Sem rancor aparente, observou que Paula nem sequer havia agradecido. O comentário circulou. Uma pequena decepção virou um pequeno drama.
Paula respondeu com veemência. Negou a acusação e insistiu que havia sim respondido — comentando uma foto de Giovanna quando o papel foi anunciado, e reagindo a um throwback que Giovanna postou com Marcos Palmeira. Encontrou a queixa pública não apenas imprecisa, mas dolorosa. 'Ela parece estar fazendo declarações amargas em vez de ser feliz por mim', disse, reafirmando seu compromisso com respeito e transparência.
Giovanna, por sua vez, queria que o assunto desaparecesse. Explicou que, no set, havia cumprimentado Paula com calor e seguido em frente — afinal, estava mais interessada em rever pessoas antigas. A live havia sido espontânea, e ela não previu que viraria uma guerra pública. 'Tornou-se algo mesquinho para as duas. Inelegante. Não preciso disso', refletiu.
As duas acabaram se encontrando novamente nas gravações do último capítulo do remake, numa cena de casamento. Giovanna foi como figurante — o que chamou de 'figuração de luxo' — e levou consigo uma produtora da série original para tornar o momento mais leve. A Globo não pagou, ofereceu apenas transporte. Ela foi assim mesmo. 'Funciono com alegria, não com dinheiro', explicou.
Duas mulheres que habitaram a mesma personagem em eras distintas, separadas por três décadas e um mal-entendido que nenhuma conseguiu resolver. O nó permanece — pequeno, teimoso, costurado na borda de uma história que deveria ser sobre continuidade.
When Paula Barbosa took on the role of Zefa in Globo's remake of Pantanal, she stepped into shoes that had been worn before—most notably by Giovanna Gold, who played the character in the original 1990 version on the now-defunct Manchete network. The two actresses were bound to cross paths during production, and when they did, something fractured between them, though neither woman can quite agree on what.
Giovanna's account begins with a gesture of professional courtesy. In December, she sent Paula a message promoting an app she had developed for memorizing scripts, wishing her success on the role. The Instagram read receipt showed Paula had seen it. No response came. Giovanna let it go—or tried to. But during a live interview with journalist Luciano Santiago on Instagram, when asked whether she had made contact with Paula, Giovanna mentioned the unreturned message. She noted, without apparent rancor, that Paula hadn't even said thank you. The comment circulated. What had been a small disappointment became, in the eyes of the internet, a small drama.
Paula heard about it and pushed back hard. She took to Instagram to deny the accusation, framing Giovanna's account as either a misremembering or a deliberate distortion. Paula insisted she had responded—not just once, but multiple times. When Giovanna first announced she was taking the role, Paula had commented on one of her photos. When Giovanna posted a throwback photo of Paula with Marcos Palmeira from the original series, Paula had replied to that too, with what she described as encouragement. She found Giovanna's public complaint not just inaccurate but hurtful. "She seems to be making some bitter statements instead of being happy for me," Paula said, adding that she prided herself on being respectful and transparent with everyone.
Giovanna, for her part, wanted the whole thing to disappear. In a later interview, she explained her thinking during that initial encounter on set. She is, she said, a woman of a certain standing—wife of a consul, accustomed to moving through the world with grace. She had greeted Paula warmly and left it at that. She was more interested in reconnecting with people she hadn't seen in years. When the live interview happened, she hadn't anticipated it would metastasize into a public feud. "I made a live with a journalist talking about this and didn't think it would turn into a misunderstanding," she reflected. She regretted feeding the narrative. "It became something mean to both of us. People feeding a fight between Zefas. Inelegant. I don't need this."
Paula, speaking on a podcast called Papo de Novela, said she found the whole thing "very serious." She acknowledged that the two women had greeted each other on set but hadn't found much to talk about. She hadn't felt comfortable bringing up the message controversy in person. She expressed a kind of resignation about it all—she remained, as she put it, in a state of interrogation. But she left a door open. If the opportunity came to talk calmly about what had happened, she said, she would take it.
Both women did end up participating in something together: scenes filmed for the final episode of the remake, a wedding sequence for the character José Leôncio. Giovanna appeared as background, part of what she called "luxury background work." She brought along Márcia Ítalo, a producer from the original series, to make it more fun. The Globo production offered no payment, only transportation, but Giovanna said yes anyway. She runs on joy, she explained, not money.
So they crossed paths again, two women who had inhabited the same character in different eras, separated by three decades and a misunderstanding neither could quite resolve. The tension between them remains unresolved—a small, stubborn knot in the fabric of a story that was supposed to be about continuity and legacy.
Citas Notables
She seems to be making some bitter statements instead of being happy for me— Paula Barbosa, responding to Giovanna's account
It became something mean to both of us. People feeding a fight between Zefas. Inelegant. I don't need this.— Giovanna Gold, reflecting on the public dispute
La Conversación del Hearth Otra perspectiva de la historia
Why does this matter? Two actresses disagreeing about a message—isn't that just noise?
Because it's about what happens when you try to pass something forward and the person receiving it doesn't acknowledge you. Giovanna was offering something—an app, yes, but also respect, a kind of blessing. When Paula didn't respond, it felt like rejection.
But Paula says she did respond. Multiple times.
Right. And that's the real story. They're not actually disagreeing about facts anymore—they're disagreeing about what the facts mean. Paula thinks she was warm and welcoming. Giovanna thinks she was cold. Both can't be wrong, but both can't be right either.
So what's the actual tension underneath?
Maybe it's about inheritance. Giovanna created something, played this role, and now someone else is doing it. There's a natural sting in that. Paula, meanwhile, is trying to honor the original while making it her own. When Giovanna's hurt surfaces publicly, Paula feels accused of ingratitude. Neither woman is being unreasonable. They're just talking past each other.
Do you think they'll actually resolve it?
Paula said she would if they got the chance to talk calmly. But they're both protecting themselves now. Giovanna wants it to go away. Paula wants to be understood. Those are different needs. The wedding scene they filmed together—that was their chance, and it didn't happen. So probably not.