Fred Villar

A poor man from the North Zone of Rio, head of a family, Roy struggles in every way to survive and accepts a job as a professional laugher on a TV station; Casimiro de Abreu de Sousa lives in a fantasy world in which he imagines himself to be part of high society. His daughter's wedding awakens in Casimiro the desire to achieve everything he has always fantasized about.

Simple-minded young woman cherishes the dream of becoming a TV star. But during the tests she gets inhibited, being helped backstage by a couple of clowns and her boyfriend, who trust her potential.

Two new recruits at a fire station headquarter engage in a competition between two sergeants in personal rivalry

Sisters Cotinha, Das Graças, Rosário, and Dorzinha work as domestic servants in Rio de Janeiro and face difficulties in their struggle for a better life.