in the book A Mulher e os Espelhos (The Woman and Mirrors) by João do Rio Several narratives are presented, connected by the central theme of womanhood. The fascinating work examines several women, without intending to uncover their mystery, and showing instead that it is impossible to understand them. Rio is the setting for several dramas of love, furtive meetings, and the development of a plot that toys with ideas of loyalty, seduction, passion, compliance, social inequality, violence and exploitation. It is another of João do Rio's masterpieces.