Top Cast
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Jackson Costa
Luis
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Cyria Coentro
Amparo
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Caco Monteiro
Walmir
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Angelo Flavio
Tonho
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Nelito Reis
Geraldão
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Mariana Muniz
Flor
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Agnaldo Lopes
Rubens
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Tom Carneiro
Gaspar
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Heduen Muniz
Antônio Fagundes
Overview
A street singer, a former prostitute and her jealous husband, two thieves, a teacher and two children. All strangers. All in the same place. Five stories that could be one: the search for what we call happiness.
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