In 1856, the emperor Dom Pedro II lived a marriage of appearances with Teresa Cristina, with whom he was forced to marry at a young age by his parents' political alliance, having two daughters with her: Isabel and Leopoldina. He truly loves Countess Luisa, a cultured and time-ahead woman who fights for the abolitionist cause and women's rights, married to Eugenio, the emperor Napoleon's cousin. At the same time there are sisters Pilar and Dolores: the first went to a convent after her mother's death in childhood, growing up among books and dreaming of studying medicine - inspired by the story of Elizabeth Blackwell, the first doctor in the world -, while the second stayed at home to take care of her father, Colonel Eudoro, growing up repressed, illiterate and without vanity.

A story about love and its different manifestations, told through the little boy Marcelino in search of his biggest dream: to meet his mother. Inspired by a famous book, the plot takes place in the 1940s.

After losing her job at a physical therapy clinic, Adriana’s life takes a devastating turn when a flood destroys her home and claims the life of her husband, Carlos. Left with nowhere to go and a family depending on her, she accepts a job working for the powerful Brandão family in São Paulo as the caretaker of Artur, their difficult and ill-tempered patriarch. Despite his reputation for scaring off every caregiver hired before her, Adriana slowly earns Artur’s trust, while facing constant judgment and suspicion from the rest of the family.