Sai de Baixo
Although some of the characters hailed from the poorer layers of society (such as the maid and the doorman), as well as the richer (albeit impoverished, such as the former socialite), the program derived most of its humor from an acid criticism of the Brazilian middle class, its prejudices and views of the rest of the country and the world.Sai de Baixo emerged as actor Luis Gustavo suggested to director Daniel Filho about doing a sitcom inspired by 1960s Família Trapo, recorded on a theater while following a dysfunctional family.The people involved in the show called it "the marathon of continuity", since every item of the family's apartment had to be in exactly the same place that it was in the previous episodes.Upon the return to the apartment, the writers decided that the Cafe had exploded in unclear circumstances, probably as part of an insurance fraud scheme.At the beginning of each segment, the network had reporters interview cast members and VIP guests at a red-carpet-like area in the theater.[4] The show had many Brazilian special guests appear, such as actors Danielle Winits, José Wilker and Dercy Gonçalves, singers Rita Lee and Elba Ramalho and entertainer Angélica, among others.Falabella also played Caco's mother, Dona Caca, an equally arrogant woman from Minas Gerais with a heavy caipira accent.Frequent themes included phoney English sentences, stories on how pathetic the lifestyle of the poor is, and hazing Cassandra, at times with allusions to Aracy Balabanian's career.In the revival, Magda declares that after being deported from Denmark as Caco remained in prison, she lived for eleven years in Congonhas Airport because she did not know that could leave.Like Gustavo, Vavá was shown as a fan of the São Paulo FC, with the character's entrance beginning in November 2000 being accompanied by the first lines of the club's anthem.(Played by Aracy Balabanian) A decadent socialite, who decides to move in with her brother Vavá along with daughter Magda and son-in-law Caco once she found out that her recently deceased brigadier husband had left her no pension.She hated her son-in-law Caco despite introducing him to Magda, but was as resentful as he when it came to her present financial situation, being capable of reproachable actions if it meant that she could make some money out of it./ "Magoei..." (something like "My feeling are hurt", said when someone scolded him, and usually followed by a sad face expression commonly known in Brazil as beicinho) (played by Ary Fontoura) A cheapskate executive who became infatuated with Cassandra Salão.[5] (played by Luiz Carlos Tourinho) Originally the lackey of Pereira who liked to fawn over his boss, eventually he became Arouche Tower's doorman.(played by Cláudia Rodrigues) The fourth and final maid of the show, Cirene was a spitfire short woman which in reply to Caco's stories about the poor would start complaining about rich people.A running gag in those occasions was the brief repetition of the music when Cirene started to walk, frequently making her scold the sound operator.In 2001, the show returned for a sixth season reportedly because of a petition drive by fans, who gathered signatures and managed to avoid cancellation.Ratings, however, were unstable at best, and Globo TV was facing fierce competition from a reality show produced by the second largest network in the country and its principal competitor, SBT.Palliative measures, such as the remodelling of the family's apartment, which became more modern and with more vibrant colors, were insufficient to rekindle the public's interest in the show.In 2013, Globo's sister channel Canal Viva decided to produce a four episode revival, with the return of the core family of Caco, Magda, Vavá and Cassandra, and the longest serving maid, Neide.