Caminho das Indias

People, I'm hooked. The telenovela has cast its cheese-ridden spell and I have been sucked in. Caminho das Indias is the prime-time telenovela in Brazil, broadcast six nights per week. It runs one full hour--except for Wednesdays, when it ends early due to the broadcast of national soccer games. It is set partially in Rio, partially in India. Each night at 9pm, televisions across Brazil are glowing white-brite with Caminho das Indias. My television included.