Xavier, a pharmacist, lives peacefully in bigamy with his two women, Carmen and Beatriz, but the harmony breaks down when they find he has another lover, Monique, a nightclub dancer.

Aos 60 anos, desembargador aposentado volta à pequena cidade natal, onde passa a viver em companhia da jovem esposa, com pouco mais de 20 anos. O casal incomoda os padrões conservadores do local e provoca alterações no comportamento dos habitantes.

In the small town of Taperoá João Grilo and confusion Chicó live setting, addressing a sacristan and a humble baker. Everyone lives under the excesses of the bishop, the priest and the major. Until an attack on the city, all die at the hands of the bandit Severino and must stand trial in the sky, which puts everyone before God and the Virgin Mary.