00:00A reunion that sparked nostalgia, the surprising fate of Louie Mendes, and the special visit of André Gonçalves and Cassiano.
00:07Ram.
00:08Oh my loves, prepare your hearts and come with me because today's scoop is pure ecstasy.
00:13Nostalgia of a billion and a lot of grit.
00:15You have no idea what a clash of giants brought the Botanical Garden in the southern part of Rio de Janeiro to a standstill.
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00:27People, and tell me.
00:28So, are you enjoying the video?
00:30So come on, make yourselves comfortable because today we're going to talk about none other than Louie Mendes, André Gonçalves, and Cassiano.
00:37Ram.
00:38Yes folks, these three big names in Brazilian art got together this Tuesday and took the web by storm.
00:44simply boiling with emotion.
00:46But hey, the setting wasn't the behind-the-scenes of the project, you know?
00:50The buzz now is on the streets, in the sweat of people's brows and the grit of business.
00:54For those who don't remember, or were too young to see it, Louie Mendes and André Gonçalves simply brought Brazil to a standstill there.
01:01in 1995.
01:03They played the first major gay couple in prime time television in the iconic soap opera, A Próxima Vítima.
01:09At the time, talking about it was scandalous, an act of pure courage.
01:13And they delivered everything with such dedication and artistry that they broke taboos in a very rigid society.
01:19How proud we are, right? We have to give a standing ovation to those who pave the way when everything is still thorny.
01:25But life, my loves, is a rollercoaster of emotions.
01:29Away from TV for over a decade, Louie Mendes had to reinvent himself, and what a divine reinvention it was.
01:35During that dark moment of the plasterisco de asterisco, Mia de coasterisco, vide,
01:40He had to close his men's clothing store in the Gávea shopping mall.
01:44Imagine the despair! But did he lower his head? Never!
01:48He turned things around, fought back, and opened his own street food truck.
01:53Iguarias Gourmet, in Praça Pio 11, right in the neighborhood where he was born and raised.
01:57In January of this year, the project completed five years of pure resilience and success.
02:03Louie even emotionally shared his feelings on social media, saying he never imagined investing in food delivery services.
02:08But he said goodbye, had faith, persevered in the new reality, and found security in street vending.
02:14and the pleasure he needed to reconcile it with his life as an artist.
02:18Applause for him, because working honestly and reinventing oneself without any shame is the attitude of a great person.
02:24It was in this atmosphere of good food and pure entrepreneurship that Cassiano Carneiro and André Gonçalves
02:30They went down to the food truck to hug their friend.
02:33Think of the explosion of affection.
02:34Now, tell me in the comments, because I want to know your honest opinion.
02:40What do you think about such talented and iconic actors having to resort to street vending?
02:45To maintain financial stability?
02:47Brazilian television is finally valuing its great talents as it should.
02:51Or forget too quickly who made history.
02:54And isn't Louie's determination to reinvent himself with such pride inspiring?
02:59I want to see everyone debating, speak your mind.
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