In 1995, she had a public argument with
Sonia Braga because of the movie
Tieta of Agreste (1996). Faria starred in the title role in the TV-series
Tieta (1989) in 1990, and would like to play it again in the cinema, but the rights for the screenplay of the book of
Jorge Amado had been bought by
Sonia Braga, who starred as "Tieta" on the big screen.