Maria is a young woman who becomes a well-known crook in the bohemian district of Lapa, in Rio de Janeiro. She earns her living with little scams and tricks. Nevertheless, she is good-hearted, and that's why her latest cheat doesn't work at all.

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.

A bride is kidnapped on the day of her wedding.

Ted Boy and Renato, two clumsy mechanics from the countryside, are dating two young women who live in a luxurious mansion near their workshop. Ted Boy gets into a fight with some catch fighters, and their coach, thrilled with his performance, invites him to train. Ted Boy trains diligently and, in a dizzying career, becomes a serious contender for the ultimate title. Criminals try to buy him into losing the final fight, but when they fail, they kidnap his girlfriend and threaten him with blackmail.