Esplendor is a Brazilian telenovela produced and broadcast by Rede Globo. It premiered on 31 January 2000, replacing Força de um Desejo, and ended on 24 June 2000, replaced by O Cravo e a Rosa. The telenovela is written by Ana Maria Moretzsohn, with the collaboration of Glória Barreto, Daisy Chaves, and Izabel de Oliveira.It stars Letícia Spiller, Floriano Peixoto, Murilo Benício, Caio Blat, Christine Fernandes, Cássia Kis, Gracindo Júnior, and Joana Fomm.