Herval Rossano

A widow in trouble

Maria is a young woman who becomes a well-known crook in the bohemian district of Lapa, in Rio de Janeiro. She earns her living with little scams and tricks. Nevertheless, she is good-hearted, and that's why her latest cheat doesn't work at all.

Millionaire arrives in Rio de Janeiro to monitor the construction of a retirement home he's sponsoring, but discovers his nephew is deviating the money, applying it in his own nightclub. (imdb)

The project of urbanization of a shantytown is endangered by lack of money. To get the necessary sum, three friars start to sing in plain clothes, incognito, also recording records and doing shows in nightclubs. (imdb)