Helena (Regina Duarte) is a sweet, honest, sensitive and a warrior woman who faces the premature pregnancy of her daughter Joyce (Carla Marins), who in turn is abandoned by her boyfriend, the irresponsible Caio (Ângelo Paes Leme). The biggest problem is the girl's father, Assunção (Nuno Leal Maia), Helena's ex-husband, who does not accept the situation. Lonely and alone, Helena awakens a passion for the endocrinologist Carlos Alberto (José Mayer), and has her feelings matched. But Carlos is committed to the possessive Paula (Carolina Ferraz). The girl's parents, Zuleika (Eva Wilma) and Rômulo (Cláudio Correia e Castro), anxiously await their daughter's wedding with Carlos, who will save the family from financial decay. But Carlos is the type of man that women don't really forget. Even married to Paula and in love with Helena, he is still harassed by ex-wife Sheyla (Lília Cabral), who is not satisfied with having lost him and dreams of a rapprochement.