Pedro sees his life crumble as he is abandoned by his wife, Marina. His emotional crisis is secretly witnessed by Victoria, a neighbor who has always been in love with him. Shy, she hears everything that goes on in the apartment next door through the kitchen wall, but has no courage to declare her love for Pedro.

40岁的卡奥住在里约热内卢附近的一座小镇，经营着一家金属废品站。 在圣诞前夕，他回到家乡去看望那儿的家人和朋友，而最终他却在那儿遇见了一个相别很久的人：他自己。

年轻的托尼·泰拉诺瓦的父亲是法国人，母亲是巴西人，对电影和诗歌有着极大的热情。从学校回到雷曼苏后，他必须面对自己成长中的门槛，比如他的初恋，以及被父亲抛弃后，家庭里父亲角色的缺席。他总是寻求父亲朋友的陪伴，以期获得一个缺失的男性榜样形象。后来他成为了一个学校的老师，试图为孩子们提供他自己不曾拥有的男性榜样。一系列事件引导着他追寻父亲的所在和离开的原因。

The life of the owners of Circus Esperança, Puro Sangue e Pangaré, father and son, who plays two clowns. At a certain point, Pangaré starts showing tiredness and sadness for being an unhappy clown.