
Flora and Donatella were two friends bonded by their love of music, but whose passion for the same man separated them forever. Donatella was Marcelo’s wife; Flora, his lover and murderer — a crime which cost her freedom and the custody of her daughter Lara, born out of that relationship and raised by Donatella. Now, history repeats itself, only this time their quarrel is not only over the same man but for Lara’s love. Torn between two mothers, the girl doesn’t know that Flora’s dirty, scheming ambition is not to draw her closer, but to keep her away from her longtime rival – plus snatch the inheritance of her former lover. The theme of rivalry — Flora’s bitter jealousy of the prettier and more talented Donatella permeates this provocative story and makes vengeance a ruleless game.

The search for a successor provokes the beginning of a clash between two young and talented executives of his group: Daniel Bastos, a lad of simple origins and excellent character, who is not only handsome and charming, but also intelligent and skilled, and Olavo Novaes, an ambitious and unscrupulous man who is ready to fight for the position, at any cost. To fight against Olavo‘s treacherous plans, Daniel will have the help of the sweet and sensitive Paula, a young lady raised as an only child who founds, on the eve of her mother‘s death, that she is adopted and has a family. What Paula does not know is that she has an identical twin sister, the wicked Taís, who is as ambitious and unscrupulous as the man who becomes her main ally, Olavo Novaes. Antenor, for his part, decides on having an heir when he meets the headstrong and honest Lúcia, a woman who will make this cold businessman find true love is and a real reason to live.


The story is set in the quiet, fictional town of Ouro Velho. Sofia Schnaider is a striking woman of great class and intelligence, possessing strong ethical values inherited from her Jewish family, who emigrated to Brazil after the war. Following the death of her husband—the aristocrat Victor Sousa Carvalho—Sofia takes over the family business, Estrela Dourada, which operates water-based tourism activities on the large local reservoir. However, her mother-in-law, Úrsula, refuses to accept this arrangement and launches a fierce battle for control of the Sousa Carvalho business empire.

Due to a rare phenomenon, a woman finds herself pregnant with twins by two men. Over time, she strives to keep her family united — and her secrets hidden.

The involvement of Lígia das Graças Paiva with Gaius Gutemberg Roldão. More than just children of rival families, they are survivors of a massacre that nearly wiped the city off the map. Under the curse that the blood of a Roldão cannot mix with that of a Paiva, both will face much trouble. However, the tragedy is softened by parallel stories: power struggles, union politics, revenge, betrayals, gossip, witchcraft, and even a character from Brazilian folklore: the headless mule.


Valquíria, after the death of her husband, leaves the small town of São José do Barreiro, in the interior of São Paulo state, in search of professional fulfillment, alongside her best friend, Irene. In this new phase of their lives, they encounter a shared love from thirty years ago, Montenegro. This reunion is marked by many misunderstandings, including the difficulty Montenegro and Valquíria have in being together permanently. In parallel, other storylines will develop: that of Suzana, Valquíria's daughter who discovers that Montenegro is her real father and does not accept him; and that of the various residents of Piconês's boarding house, where Valquíria lives, who seek professional success and romantic fulfillment.

In this realistic and touching series told in an innovative format, seemingly independent plots intertwine to show how justice can sometimes be a personal matter.