Intent on offering his fiancée a better life, countryman heads for Rio de Janeiro in search of a place in the sun...
Quartet from Northeast Brazil arrive in Rio de Janeiro, to try their luck in the big city.
Professor Leônidas Jau is an enemy of football, and in conferences and articles he throws all his hatred against the sport. Friendenreich, his son, however, loves the sport. Leonidas then has a falling out with his son, which may be saved.
