Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness.

In a small town in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a woman rebels against local morality after her child dies, with tragic results.

In a financially troubled farm in the 1930's, its depraved owners become attracted to their new handsome and young handyman.

In 1594 Brazil, a frenchman becomes a prisoner of the Tupinambás. While waiting to be executed, the foreigner learns the habits of the indigenous people and joins a woman who tries to help him escape.

Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.

Aspects of the city of Parati, its architectural monuments from the past, and the painter Djanira as a central figure in the scene presented.