Female prisoners endure the horrors of drug abuse, prostitution and rampant sadism at an island prison. When an escape attempt goes awry, the fugitives discover that escaping can be as dangerous as remaining in the prison.

Three young men from the beach neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro lead a carefree life, in spite of having no money. After meeting Denise, who presently turns out to be Dênis (a man), they start to learn some tricks and their lives begin to change.

Tatá is a typical Rio de Janeiro guy, easy living, hedonistic, living in an apartment in one of those buildings where everything goes, in Copacabana, near the beach. One day a beautiful new neighbor, Teresa, moves into the apartment in front of his, and he falls in love.

Sumuru, the beautiful leader of the all-female kingdom of Femina, plans to use her women to take over the world.

Paulo is a middle-class playboy who reluctantly gets involved in a terrorist conspiracy and ends up exiled with the engaged Letícia in an embassy, after a guerrilla camp is discovered by the police and two of them, Sócrates and Mário, fall into shrapnells. Luís and Márcia, a rich couple, spend their time looking for different emotions. They get smet with a couple of lesbians, Márcia flirts with one of them, provoking the jealousy of the other, Susana.

Having come out recently from jail, a tramp, willing to make quick money, decides to organize a pool match between two famous retired players.

César wants to be a singer and, with the help of his friends Maloca and Didi, seeks an opportunity on television talent shows. When he performs on Chacrinha's show, he wins all the night's prizes and wins the affection of a young woman from a wealthy family who is dating a con man who steals cars. Realizing the girl has a crush on the singer, the con man sets a trap to get César out of the game.