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Ricardinho is a poor boy who works as a shoeshine boy to help his grandparents Norma and Alberto, and is constantly humiliated by the rich boy Robertinho. They have no idea that they are siblings, the children of Patrícia, who abandoned Ricardinho to marry the wealthy Dr. Miranda. She is the great love of Rodrigo's life.


Betão is a countryman who works in a circus, selling peanuts. His daughter also works there, and becomes the circus's greatest attraction. But she decides to marry a rich man, and another circus comes to town, putting his employment in danger.

Sabino, born Portuguese, has lived in Brazil since he was a child. He has a twin brother who lives in Lisbon and writes inviting him to go to Portugal.

