O Cravo e a Rosa (English: The Thorn and the Rose) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 26 June 2000 and ran until 10 March 2001. It is based on the Shakespearean comedy The Taming of the Shrew.

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O Cravo e a Rosa
Also known as	The Thorn and the Rose El Clavel y la Rosa
Genre	Telenovela
Created by	Walcyr Carrasco Mário Teixeira
Directed by	Dennis Carvalho Walter Avancini
Starring	Adriana Esteves Eduardo Moscovis Leandra Leal Luís Melo Suely Franco Luiz Antônio do Nascimento Ângelo Antônio Júlio Levy Vanessa Gerbelli Pedro Paulo Rangel Ana Lúcia Torre Taumaturgo Ferreira Tássia Camargo Ney Latorraca Maria Padilha Bia Nunnes Rodrigo Faro Eva Todor see more
Opening theme	Jura by Zeca Pagodinho
Ending theme	Jura by Zeca Pagodinho
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of episodes	221
Production
Production location	Brazil
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	Rede Globo
Release	26 June 2000 (2000-06-26) – 10 March 2001 (2001-03-10)
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The plot involves a single farmer who needs money to save his land, and a wealthy politician who is willing to get his oldest daughter married at any cost. The plan is complicated by the politician's daughter, who is a feminist who rejects the role of a housewife.

This romantic comedy is set in the 1920s, and inspired by The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare.^[1]

The opening song is Jura, by Zeca Pagodinho.

O Cravo e a Rosa aired at 6:00 p.m. and had an overall average rating of 30.6 points.

Cover: Leandra Leal

1. "Jura" - Zeca Pagodinho (Opening theme)
2. "Olha o que o Amor Me Faz" - Sandy & Junior
3. "O Cravo e a Rosa" - Jair Rodrigues
4. "Nada Sério" - Joanna
5. "Tristeza do Jeca" - Sérgio Reis
6. "Mississippi Raq" - Claude Bolling
7. "Quem Toma Conta de Mim (Someone To Watch Over Me)" - Paula Toller
8. "Lua Branca" - Verônica Sabino
9. "Odeon" - Sérgio Saraceni
10. "Coquette" - Guy Lombardo
11. "Tua Boca" - Belo [pt]
12. "Tea For Two" - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie
13. "Rain" - Sérgio Saraceni
14. "On The Mississippi" - Claude Bolling

O Cravo e a Rosa aired on Canal 9 (Argentina) and Portugal's Sociedade Independente de Comunicação and RTP Internacional.