Guerreiros do Sol (English title: Love is a Knife) is a Brazilian telenovela created by George Moura and Sergio Goldenberg. It premiered on Globoplay on 11 June 2025 and ended on 6 August 2025. The series stars Isadora Cruz, Thomás Aquino, Alexandre Nero, Irandhir Santos, José de Abreu, Daniel de Oliveira, Nathalia Dill and Alinne Moraes.
In September 2021, a new script developed by George Moura and Sergio Goldenberg was approved by TV Globo, initially as a series and with no premiere planned. In March 2022, the network announced that the series would be Globoplay's third original telenovela. In December 2022, Rogério Gomes was announced as director of the telenovela. In January 2023, the creative team began reading scrips and decided on ParaÃÂba, Pernambuco, Sergipe, Alagoas and Globo Studios as shooting locations. Until September 2023, the telenovela was scheduled to premiere in 2024, however, the executive director of Globoplay, Erick Bretas, announced on his social media accounts that the telenovela had been delayed until 2025. It was scheduled to premiere on 1 April 2025, but was postponed to avoid comparisons with the plot of Maria e o Cangaço, a Disney+ miniseries, which would premiere the same month.
The telenovela premiered on Globoplay on 11 June 2025, with five episodes being released weekly until 6 August 2025. Additionally, it aired weeknights on Globoplay Novelas from 11 June 2025 to 12 August 2025, being one of the first telenovelas aired on the channel that succeeded Viva.