The story of a simple Brazilian family engaged in the political life of the 1950s; from the suicide of President Getúlio Vargas, the establishment of martial law in 1964 and the tumultuous two decades that followed culminating in the death of President Tancredo Neves, responsible for the re-democratization of the country.

Within their simple lives lay the dreams of Brazilian politics: the illusions, fears, terrors, and disappointments, as lived by ordinary citizens left with only their own hopes and tragedies.