Abstract
This research has a focus on Jorge Amados book Gabriela, clove and cinnamon and its two adaptations: the soap opera of 1975, directed by Walter Avancini and Gonzaga Blota, and the movie of 1983 with the same name, directed by Bruno Barreto. The purpose of this research project is to compare these three works in their different mediums (writing, cinema, and television) to investigate the p…