but forces her sister to hide the truth and swear that if someone is suspicious, Santinha will become Artemio's mother. He is raised by Florencia, the maid of Mendonça e Albuquerque, who knows the truth and constantly threatens to reveal it. Artemio grows into a shy and skittish young man who falls in love with Helena. Altiva ignores him and always refuses to pronounce his name. She humiliates Santinha constantly and does everything in her power to prevent Santinha and Richard from reconnecting. Embittered by what has happened in his life, Pedro Afonso is dominated by Altiva. Every night he loses money at the tables of the British Club before heading to the brothel. Pedro Afonso ends up falling in love with Zenilda, the energetic owner of the brothel. However, she rejects his advances as she does not want to get involved with the husband of her greatest enemy: Altiva. Hercules is the son of Pedro Afonso and Altiva. He only appears in Greenville from time to time. At one point, tired of being sustained by Teobaldo, Altiva asks Hercules to marry Dorothy, a shy and awkward daughter of the richest man in town, Pitagoras Williams Mackenzie, who is infatuated with Altiva and resents his wife, Cleonice. Hercules runs from creditors threatening to kill him and his family as he is secretly married to the niece of Florence, Ines, with whom he has two children. Mackenzie promises a large sum of money to Hercules if he becomes engaged to Dorothy. To save his family, Hercules eventually agrees. Ines discovers the plot and reveals herself in Greenville. Dorothy gets desperate and tries to kill herself. Artemio saves her and the two fall in love. Cast External links 1997 Brazilian television series debuts 1997 Brazilian television series endings 1997 telenovelas TV Globo telenovelas Brazilian LGBT-related television shows Brazilian telenovelas Portuguese-language telenovelas Television series about revenge