Eight characters are at decisive turning points or promise of transformation in their lives. Tiri has just completed a pilgrimage, this is the last day wielding power in the City Hall for Paulo Afonso, Antônio returns home having been set free from slave labor on a holding in Pará, Bishop Casaldáliga retires from the Araguaia, Elivânia will have to move house because of a new dam, R. Júnior departs on a mission to Haiti, Carolaine will be adopted, and Márcia will undergo surgery for a change in sex. Different stories are presented from the point of view of the filmmaker who is both observer and intruder.