Just when her family starts believing that she is dead, and that they can expect a rich heritage, Tieta returns from São Paulo to her native village in Bahia, which she had been forced to leave long ago because of some involvement with a goat herd. Believed to be fabulously rich - and nobody knows how - she brings to the great disappointment of her family a young step-daughter and heir. With the arrival of Tieta turmoil enters into the life of her family and their fellow villagers. Most particularly into the life of her nephew - promised to the Church - and the young aspiring mayor.
Un viejo millonario que tiene trastornadas sus facultades mentales mata a una famosa cantante de la que está enamorado. El cadáver se lo llevan unos contrabandistas a quienes les interesa ocultar su muerte. Belén, una hermosa muchacha de los arrabales de Río que tiene un asombroso parecido físico con la difunta, conoce casualmente a los contrabandistas, que la llevan a la mansión del millonario. Éste, confundiéndola con su amante muerta, la colma de atenciones.
Rhonda Fleming shines as Pamela, an American film star who falls in love with coffee grower Claudio (Rossano Brazzi) while in Brazil. When the two are hastily married, Pamela finds herself entwined in a clash of cultures in this rarely seen romantic comedy.
