In São Francisco das Formigas, women led by Léo challenge the power of Mayor Juca Tigre to emancipate the village and achieve economic and social autonomy.
In Greenville, some families never lose their composure. This is the case with the Mendonça and Albuquerque families, who would never allow a "noble" member of their family to become involved with a sugarcane cutter.
In São Paulo, fate brings together Solano, an ex-convict trying to reclaim his life and the love of Eugênia, and Pilar, his cellmate's fiancée, in a drama of passions and difficult choices.
