Monarchists and Republicans confront themselves in Araruna, a small town in the interior of São Paulo, in 1886, two years before the promulgation of the Golden Law. Sinhá Moça's love story, daughter of Colonel Ferreira, Baron de Araruna, and a slave-boy, with the young Dr. Rodolfo, an active Republican abolitionist, faced with the difficulties of the campaign for the abolition of slaves. The two meet on the train, when Sinhá Moça, after completing her studies in the provincial capital, returns to Araruna. Like Rodolfo, she has abolitionist ideas and criticizes her father's attitudes, fighting for the defense of blacks. Sinhá Moça, together with Rodolfo and other abolitionists, invade the slave quarters at night and liberate the blacks, giving them to the abolitionist associations, which guide them towards freedom.
Lucélia Santos
as Maria das Graças Ferreira, a Sinhá Moça
Marcos Paulo
as Rodolfo Garcia Fontes
Patricia Pillar
as Ana Luísa Teixeira, a Ana do Véu
Daniel Dantas
as Ricardo Garcia Fontes
Luciana Braga
as Juliana Castroneves
Raymundo de Souza
as Dimas / Rafael
Solange Couto
as Adelaide de Jesus
Tato Gabus Mendes
as José Coutinho
Neuza Amaral
as Inez Garcia Fontes
Mauro Mendonça
as Dr. Geraldo Fontes
Elaine Cristina
as Cândida Ferreira, Baronesa de Araruna
Rubens de Falco
as Coronel José Ferreira, Barão de Araruna
