A Terra Prometida (English: The Promised Land)^[1] is a Brazilian telenovela produced by Casablanca and broadcast by RecordTV. It premiered on July 5, 2016 and ended on March 13, 2017.^[2][3] It tells the story of the biblical character Joshua.

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A Terra Prometida
Genre	Telenovela Biblical epic
Created by	Renato Modesto
Directed by	Alexandre Avancini
Starring	Sidney Sampaio Thaís Melchior Milhem Cortaz Kadu Moliterno Miriam Freeland Paloma Bernardi Maytê Piragibe Beth Goulart Nívea Stelmann Alexandre Slaviero
Theme music composer	Daniel Figueiredo
Opening theme	"Veludo Aca Mil" - Rannieri Oliveira
Country of origin	Brazil
Original language	Portuguese
No. of episodes	179
Production
Production company	Casablanca
Original release
Network	RecordTV
Release	July 5, 2016 (2016-07-05) – March 13, 2017 (2017-03-13)

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The series takes place in approximately 1200 B.C in a Hebrew camp in Shittim, in the desert of Moab. After the death of Moses, Joshua becomes the new leader of the Hebrews. Joshua is an experienced warrior, endowed with courage, determination, and a powerful faith. But it is no easy task to lead a people to their destination. With his closest and trusted allies, (the Levite priest Eleazar and Caleb, who is the leader of the tribe of Judah) Joshua has to fulfill a difficult mission, one ordained by God: to command the twelve tribes of Israel and lead them in their conquest of Canaan, the Promised Land.

The telenovela aired from July 5, 2016 to March 13, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. (BRT/AMT).

In the United States it aired on Univision from August 7, 2017 to September 8, 2017 and on September 11, 2017 it moved to sister channel UniMás due to low ratings.^[4][5][6]