determined not to follow the same path as his brothers dé sells hot dogs at a kiosk on ipanema beach, working hard to make the rent.

here on the neutral ground of the beach he meets nina (vitória frate), a rich and lonely girl from a nearby wealthy vieira souto avenue.

the two eventually fall in love, but the differences in their worlds result in numerous barriers to their relationship.

problems arise as nina's father, a successful lawyer, who is strongly opposed to his daughter's relationship with somebody from the across the social divide prohibits her from visiting there.