The story of Brazilian poet Torquato Neto, who lived passionately through fracturous times and worked in several fields, including music, journalism, and cinema. He was an active participant in the revolution of Tropicália and marginal art, which changed the course of Brazilian culture in the 1960s and 1970s, until he committed suicide on his 28th birthday.

No centro do Rio de Janeiro, uma praça vazia com um chafariz seco e um estacionamento subterrâneo. Há quarenta anos, ali ficava o Palácio Monroe, antiga sede do Senado Federal. Uma história de sabres e leões, militares e arquitetos, passado e futuro.

Zulmira is an old mistress who lives in the neighborhood of Estácio, in Rio de Janeiro. One day, she wakes up obsessed with the idea of dying. All she needs is a good coffin. A tribute to Leon Hirszman's "The Deceased", the first film starred by Fernanda Montenegro.