Batista and Maria form a couple who, apparently, are very happy in their marriage. However, the truth is that appearances deceive and much; in the background, Batista, an inveterate alcoholic and Maria, who has an affair with her eldest daughter's boyfriend, Emilia, represents a family on the edge of the ruins.

In the 90s, Rio de Janeiro was shaken by a wave of kidnappings. Security forces call controversial agents to help save the city from thugs and also from the police itself.

Four candidates for a federal judge position embark on a madcap, no-holds-barred race to outdo one another, each committing his own brand of mayhem.

Working incognito at his rich dad's company to test his own merits, Teto falls for Paula and tells her he grew up poor, a lie that spins out of control.

In one of his voyeur photography sessions, Virgil, an introspective mortician, notices Eden, a young musician at the beginning of her career. From the lens to an obsession, Virgil must face old demons to get Éden not only in his photos.

Guilherme lives in a rich neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro and his girlfriend is the daughter of a respected lawyer. Behind his upper-class habits, he cooperates with corrupt policemen providing information to them. Things change when he finds out that a close friend has problems with a dangerous gangster.