All was going well in Paulinho Gogó's life, until Nêga Juju, his beloved, leaves him. As the saying goes: bad luck in love, good luck in the game. Paulinho and his friends make fortunes through betting, yet he is not satisfied. Many twists and turns, Paulinho realizes that to be happy, he just needs to pursue his dream: play samba with his friends at his favorite bar, where he finds his new love.

Durval and his mother Carmita live at the back of "Durval Discos", a record store they own in São Paulo, specializing in vinyl records. They lead a boring and unattractive life, until the day Durval hires a maid, Celia, to help his mother with the housekeeping. However, on her second day, Celia goes away leaving a 5-year-old child behind, Kiki, and a note promising to be back in a couple of days. Durval and Celia are charmed by the child at first, but soon they see some sad news about Celia and Kiki on TV that will change the whole situation.