Portuguese singer falls in love with a blind Brazilian girl.
Taxi driver gets in a jam when he receives a lot of money as inheritance from a distant family member when in fact, the money came from a bank robbery.
A precious necklace is stolen during a convention at Quitandinha Palace, a hotel in which a wives conference is deciding whether or not unfaithful husbands should receive the death penalty.
The story of the confusion experienced by Aparicio Boamorte who works in the Zoo and has a giraffe as a confidante to vent the scolding he takes of all the people with whom he relates.
An allegory about Brazil's history and the struggle for power since the 1930 Revolution until the advent of the TV.
É a Maior
In a séance, Menezes' great-great-grandfather is brought back to life in present day (1936), over a century after his death at age 26. A free-spirited womanizer, he starts causing all sorts of trouble for the wealthy, respectable family of his descendants.
In the Rio de Janeiro Central Station, the infamous pickpocket Mão Leve meets Honorina—a Northeastern girl looking for a job—with whom he falls in love. Willing to conquer her, the thief decides to abandon his life of crime, but soon finds out it won't be easy.
Nurse Cacilda meets factory worker Altino and they begin a romance, but upon discovering she is being deceived, Cacilda plots to kidnap and kill Sonia, his six-year-old daughter. Based on a true story.
Lampião e Maria Bonita