I Love Paraisópolis (stylized as I ♥ Paraisópolis; Portuguese: Eu Amo Paraisópolis; or simply Paraisópolis) is a Brazilian access prime telenovela created and written by Alcides Nogueira & Mário Teixeira and directed by Wolf Maya, premiered on May 11, 2015 on TV Globo at 7:35 p.m. / 8:10 p.m. (BRT/AMT).
Marizete (Mari) and Pandora (Danda) are not blood sisters and dwellers of the community of Paraisópolis, that dream of a better life. Eva and Jurandir (Juju), biological parents of Danda, adopted Mari after her mother, Eva's really good friend, died during childbirth. Mari and Danda grew up together and beyond the relationship as sisters, they developed a great friendship.
Mari dedicates to focus on her studies and work really hard with the dream of giving her own mother a home of her own. Danda, very attractive and vain, has more modest goals, working only to support her vanity, but very dedicated to her sister, her best friend.
A few meters from the community is the luxurious neighborhood of Morumbi, separated only by a street, where an architect named Benjamin lives. This one has a particular project, to redevelop Paraisópolis, the project is criticized by its Benjamin's mother (Soraya) and his stepfather (Gabo). Soraya disapproves of the son's relationship with the residents of the community. The couple holds a majority stake in the construction company Pilartex and sees the Paraisopolis area as a business opportunity, for real estate investment. The plot takes an unexpected turn after Benjamin, Margot's fiancé, meets Mari and falls in love with her.
^He is a powerful Brazilian drug lord and "owner" of Paraisópolis, who tries to maintain and protect his territory against the imminent threat of Giuseppe "Dom Peppino" Sarti, a powerful Italian-Americanmobster from New York.
