A soap opera focusing on Brazilian workers: a story about overcoming life's challenges through one woman's determination. The narrative centers around Maria do Carmo, a mother with five children who triumphs in her life by fighting for it. Her primary quest is to find her missing fifth child soon after birth. The plot intertwines themes of family conflicts and relationships with an underlying message about the values society has forgotten. The story is divided into two parts: one focusing on Brazil's Military Dictatorship era (1968) and another set in present times.