In an interview with Folha Online, author Gilberto Braga confirmed the gay couple in the plot of Paraíso Tropical and revealed that, in fact, the new eight o'clock soap opera will have not one, but two gay couples. According to the author, the other gay couple will be more “colorful”, “on a comedy beach”. Asked about the intention of showing gay couples on Globo's prime time, Braga said that "it's just about showing a gay couple (...) two very nice guys, perfectly integrated with the straight guys in the soap opera." Regarding the fact that the gay couple formed by Rodrigo (Carlos Casagrande) and Tiago (Sérgio Abreu) are successful and fit, Braga said that this has nothing to do with stereotypes: “I think that in Brazilian television drama there is strictly space for everything. . But our gays are really beautiful. The oldest one, with a belly, is next.” Marketing or social responsibility? Only time can tell…
