A young maid is seduced by a farmhand and subsequently ostracized by her rural community. She wanders through a desolate landscape in a state of growing despair and isolation.
We start in Rio de Janeiro, with the statue of Cristo Redentor on Mount Corcovado, the avenue along the beach, the beauty of an historic city, and the landmark, Sugarloaf.
A girl named Souad shows up to her father, who was the result of an affair he had with her mother. The father kept it a secret in fear of his family's reputation.