Precious Pearl 

The love between a factory worker and a millionaire, cinematic scenes in the Himalayas, and historical sets and costumes; these are the mix of elements that made Precious Pearl the winner of the 2014 International Emmy Awards in the telenovela category, and which is now being presented by Globo to the international market at the next edition of NATPE.

In Brazil, the telenovela had average ratings of 21 points and 46% share, reaching over 26 million viewers per day (Source: Ibope). The telenovela’s official hashtag, #joiarara, was mentioned 80,000 times, which corresponds to 58% of the total volume of simultaneous online comments. Aired in Portugal, in the Globo basic channel, the plot is daily ranked among the 5 most watched paid TV shows in the country (Source: GFK – 15 September to 5 November, 2014).

For the Himalayan scenes, the Precious Pearl crew spent 20 days in Nepal shooting in the cities of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur. They also shot in Bungamati, which is a 16th-century village, as well as at the Golden Temple, and at the Shechen Monastery. The production crew used around 60 local extras. Many objects were acquired in Nepal, particularly incense stick holders, bed linens, prayer objects and wooden bowls used by monks, were utilised for the telenovela set design, at Globo’s studios in Rio de Janeiro (Projac).

The 1930s and 1940s were recreated at Globo’s production center to allow audiences to dive into the atmosphere of Precious Pearl. Two scenic cities were created, adding up to a total of 8,000 square meters, in addition to approximately 60 studio scenarios. In the Lapa set, a cable car strolls through a 70-meter long rail, built exclusively for the telenovela.

Precious Pearl has 110 episodes of 1 hour each.