The trajectory of the writer, journalist and chronicler from Rio de Janeiro, Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881-1922), one of the central figures of Brazilian literature in the 20th century, author of works such as the novels Memories of the Clerk Isaías Caminha (1909), Sad End of Policarpo Quaresma (1911), Clara dos Anjos (1922/1948).

In a world devastated by disaster that happened many years ago, water has become a valuable good. Mariana and her younger brother Dinho find a time capsule with objects belonging to the old inhabitants of the region: the Raymond family, attracting notice from Breu, the local gangleader. The siblings then embark on a quest to unravel the mysteries of the past, in order to remedy the traumas of the present.

Northern Paraná, Brasil, 1977. Ângelo Gambellini, a journalist and owner of the controversial sensationalist newspaper "O Tibagi," built his reputation using unconventional methods of police investigation. The theft of a tractor from Tadao Yamamoto's farm sparks a rivalry between Gambellini and Detective Polaco, both determined to solve the mystery according to their own interests.

There is hope, but not for us.