2006 Brazilian biographical series

"Living the Dream" is a docudrama about two friends who after being bullied as children become corrupt when growing up because they have been conditioned to believe that they need to achieve materialistic success to be 'accepted' and liked by others, in a society where the end justifies the means.

After losing her job at a physical therapy clinic, Adriana’s life takes a devastating turn when a flood destroys her home and claims the life of her husband, Carlos. Left with nowhere to go and a family depending on her, she accepts a job working for the powerful Brandão family in São Paulo as the caretaker of Artur, their difficult and ill-tempered patriarch. Despite his reputation for scaring off every caregiver hired before her, Adriana slowly earns Artur’s trust, while facing constant judgment and suspicion from the rest of the family.

After the death of former Brazilian president Juscelino Kubitschek in a car accident in August 1976, a journalist decides to investigate the case. The death of another former president, João Goulart, in December of the same year, heightens her suspicions of a conspiracy.

Júlio César stands on the ledge of a 20-story building poised to jump when he's suddenly joined by a mysterious, disheveled stranger, a "dreamseller," whose mission is to convince people to love life. A philosophical dialogue follows as the stranger talks Julio down from the ledge and invites him to become a dreamseller. At first Júlio views the journey as a "sociological experiment," but he soon begins to believe. Others join, and the "band of misfits" under the tutelage of the dreamseller visit sites as diverse as a retirement home and a funeral, delivering a lesson each place. The dreamseller points out the madness in modern society and invites others to embrace his ideals. As his influence grows, detractors emerge, but he has an answer for everyone, until Megasoft, the corporate monolith and a favorite target of the dreamseller, forces him into a corner.

Diego is very close to death, his humor goes from bad to worse and his friends and family start getting sick of it. After a few visits from a Common Man (Death), he survives. But that means he needs to relearn how to live.