When a lady-killer announces his wedding, seven of his ex-girlfriends decide to kidnap him, keeping him in a sailing ship.

Eleven small stories, loving chronicles about Rio de Janeiro and its people, written by some of the best Brazilian writers of the time.

Rogério Martins, the owner of a securities and investments firm in Porto Alegre, finds himself the victim of an extortion scheme devised by a group of swindlers. To execute their plan, they poison the drinks served at a family gathering.