Escrito nas Estrelas (English: Written in the Stars) is a Brazilian telenovela produced and aired by Globo from April 12 to September 24, 2010.
Doctor Ricardo Aguillar (Humberto Martins), a widower for ten years, is a renowned physician who owns an assisted reproduction clinic and truly adores his only son, Daniel (Jayme Matarazzo), who is a medical student. The two love each other deeply, but have opposing ideals and temperaments, which causes friction between father and son.
However, a tragedy shakes Ricardo convictions: Daniel dies prematurely in an accident. After some time, the doctor discovers that his son had frozen his semen before he died. From then on, Ricardo begins a tireless search for the "ideal woman", worthy of being inseminated and becoming the mother of his grandson. But fate is about to play a trick on him.
The chosen young woman is the humble and hard-working Viviane (Nathalia Dill), who had met Daniel shortly before he died. The two lived a brief but deep passion. Daniel still enchants Viviane, involving her in the dreams in which he appears to her. Ricardo closeness to the young woman, without knowing that she was his son's beloved, ends up awakening a new feeling in the doctor, who falls in love with her.
From then on, an unusual and surprising situation arises: Daniel spirit begins to haunt the family and, despite being on different planes, father and son will fight for the love of the same woman. Thus, unexpectedly, Viviane appears in the life of father and son, triggering a series of conflicts and a love that transcends the limits of human life.