A Maranhense young woman and a carioca tourist photographer fall for each other and get separated by destiny and a woman obsessed with his family's fortune.
Taís Araújo
as Preta de Souza
Reynaldo Gianecchini
as Paco Lambertini / Apolo Sardinha
Giovanna Antonelli
as Bárbara Campos Sodré
Guilherme Weber
as Antônio Peixoto de Almeida (Tony)
Alinne Moraes
as Moa Nascimento Mattar
Lima Duarte
as Afonso Lambertini
Rosi Campos
as Edilásia Sardinha (Mamuska)
Caio Blat
as Abelardo Sardinha (Bel)
Karina Bacchi
as Maria Cristina Fuchs (Tina)
Cauã Reymond
as Thor Sardinha
Pedro Neschling
as Dionísio Sardinha (Dio)
Aracy Balabanian
as Germana Cordiolli