Documentary about middle-class people in Rio de Janeiro, in the 1960s, when Brazil was going through a hard period in its history, with the military coup and the following dictatorship. Interviews with people in the street disclose their fears, aspirations and political alienation.
Герои картины, Мануэль и Роза, крестьяне, сначала, сбегая от нищеты, примыкают к проповеднику, но, отшатнувшись, по причине его жестокости, присоединяются к отряду разбойников — кангасейру Кориско, но и здесь не находят счастья.
The boss of Gilberto, an exemplary employee, wants to marry him with his daughter, Elisabeth. But her cousin, an unattractive girl, appears to meet him. Gilberto, who leads a hectic life, knows Betty, independent girl by whom one falls in love. In the end, she discovers that she is the boss's daughter.
