In Recife, Dr. Paulo is an important lawyer that has a daughter, Heloísa, with his paramour and living in the country. A few days before traveling to Europe, Dr. Paulo asks to a close friend to bring Heloísa to Recife. Meanwhile, his bohemian and irresponsible son Helvécio meets Heloísa, and without knowing that she is his sister, he tries to rape her, and she kills him. Heloísa is arrested and goes to trial without any evidence to prove that she self-defended her honor.

The fisherman Aitaré courts Cora, an innocent girl from a small village. Several disagreements separate the heroes, until the expected happy ending. The film shows both the beautiful beaches of the region and the sophisticated milieu of the aristocracy in Recife. The clash between tradition and modernity can been seen in an obvious way in the film.

A young woman, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, and the young Rodolfo de Carvalho love each other intensely. The couple, along with other prominent figures in the Recife society, meet at the night gatherings of the Pernambuco Club. One night, a fierce fight breaks out between Rodolfo and a rival. Later, Rodolfo is wrongly convicted of a crime and is sentenced to serve time in Fernando de Noronha. However, he escapes from prison determined to seek revenge.

A young woman, the daughter of a wealthy industrialist, and the young Rodolfo de Carvalho love each other intensely. The couple, along with other prominent figures in the Recife society, meet at the night gatherings of the Pernambuco Club. One night, a fierce fight breaks out between Rodolfo and a rival. Later, Rodolfo is wrongly convicted of a crime and is sentenced to serve time in Fernando de Noronha. However, he escapes from prison determined to seek revenge.

A young woman is told by her dying father about a treasure he left for her buried in the woods. Later, after helping a man assaulted by a gangster, she confides in him her hidden inheritance. Unfortunately, a bandid listens to the whole conversation, and a race for the treasure ensues.

Bento Balão, a wicked man and owner of the Pedra da Onça farm, cruelly beats a paralyzed old man who lived on his land and embezzled money from him, and kidnaps the old man's eight-year-old daughter. But since the old man and the girl weren't the only victims of Bento's arbitrary actions, the modest and honest farmers pursue Bento. He hides in a sugarcane train, but is caught, tied to a cashew tree branch, and savagely beaten until he dies. Lost film.

Bento Balão, a wicked man and owner of the Pedra da Onça farm, cruelly beats a paralyzed old man who lived on his land and embezzled money from him, and kidnaps the old man's eight-year-old daughter. But since the old man and the girl weren't the only victims of Bento's arbitrary actions, the modest and honest farmers pursue Bento. He hides in a sugarcane train, but is caught, tied to a cashew tree branch, and savagely beaten until he dies. Lost film.

Bento Balão, a wicked man and owner of the Pedra da Onça farm, cruelly beats a paralyzed old man who lived on his land and embezzled money from him, and kidnaps the old man's eight-year-old daughter. But since the old man and the girl weren't the only victims of Bento's arbitrary actions, the modest and honest farmers pursue Bento. He hides in a sugarcane train, but is caught, tied to a cashew tree branch, and savagely beaten until he dies. Lost film.