. ▁times lot , ▁and ▁being ▁followed ▁by ▁Am or ▁à ▁V ida . ▁ ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 1 7 9 ▁episodes ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁minutes ▁( 3 5 ▁minutes ▁on ▁Wed nes days ▁due ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 ▁Football ▁season ▁broadcast ) ▁were ▁produced ▁and ▁a ired ▁Mond ays ▁to ▁S atur days . ▁However , ▁when ▁synd ic ated ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁the ▁t elen ov ela ▁got ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁episodes ▁reduced ▁to ▁ 1 4 0 ▁and ▁the ▁duration ▁fixed ▁at ▁ 4 5 ▁minutes . ▁ ▁St arring ▁N anda ▁Costa , ▁Giov anna ▁Anton elli , ▁Carolina ▁Die ck mann , ▁Rod r igo ▁Lomb ardi , ▁Cl á ud ia ▁Ra ia , ▁Fl á via ▁Aless andra , ▁Alexandre ▁N ero , ▁Cl éo ▁P ires ▁and ▁Dom ing os ▁Mont agner . ▁ ▁Plot ▁In ▁Ist an bul , ▁Turkey , ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁Mor ena ▁( N anda ▁Costa ) ▁is ▁au ction ed ▁by ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁wealth y ▁and ▁successful ▁men . ▁She ▁ended ▁up ▁being ▁sold ▁for ▁a ▁U $ 3 . 5 0 0 ▁bid . ▁The ▁next ▁scene ▁shows ▁Mor ena ▁running ▁des per ately ▁through ▁the ▁streets , ▁sc ream ing ▁for ▁help . ▁The ▁scene ▁flash es ▁back ▁to ▁eight ▁months ▁earlier . ▁ ▁Mor ena ▁is ▁a ▁single - m other ▁who ▁lives ▁with ▁her ▁four - year - old