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).

The young model Karen works in isolation when she receives an unexpected visit from Anna, a love from the past.

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.