Having abandoned his family due to religious differences, Dr Silveira moves to Coimbra, where he dedicates himself to his patients, and rejecting any attempts at reconciliation. But, when a terrible accident happens to his son, he must seek a resolution to the debate between faith and science.
The ill-conceived loves of Rosa, a modest seamstress, and Fernando a doctor, leaving in the shadow the fateful passion of António (a liberal) for the young woman.
Caleidoscópio da vida citadina, seus costumes, tipos humanos e pitorescos, através de episódios ora poéticos ora humorísticos, ora dramáticos ora testemunhatórios, animados por artistas de teatro, e tendo por lema "Como se nasce, vive e morre em Lisboa". Pela primeira vez, assuntos nacionais ao retardador...
