Looking for his estranged biological mother, a young man and his donkey travel to the big city; at the same time, the rich widow is looking for him, all for the concern of her ambitious niece who craves her wealth.
In 1817, during a voyage to Brazil for Princess Maria Leopoldina's marriage, Englishwoman Anna and actor Joaquim begin a romance, disrupted by officer Thomas, who desires Anna.
With characters freely inspired in the universe of the English writer Jane Austen, the series is a romantic story that takes place in the fictional locality of Vale do Café, in the early twentieth century.
A widower businessman and his four children have their lives transformed by their new housemaid, while his girlfriend and his partner conspire against their bonding.