Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1950. In the conservative home of the Gusmão family, Eurídice and Guida are two inseparable sisters who support each other. While Guida can share with her younger sister the details of her romantic adventures, Eurídice finds in her older sister the encouragement she needs to pursue her dream of becoming a professional pianist.

Father Fernando, a tormented theology professor, encounters images of past and forbidden desires as he follows an enigmatic woman in black. Based on the Symbolist universe of Cruz e Sousa.