Orestes, a rich factory owner, falls for the beautiful Fulvia. They communicate using pigeons, to avoid being discovered by her husband.

All was going well in Paulinho Gogó's life, until Nêga Juju, his beloved, leaves him. As the saying goes: bad luck in love, good luck in the game. Paulinho and his friends make fortunes through betting, yet he is not satisfied. Many twists and turns, Paulinho realizes that to be happy, he just needs to pursue his dream: play samba with his friends at his favorite bar, where he finds his new love.

After a restless night he is awoken by his doorbell insistently ringing. Through the peephole, he sees a stranger. He doesn't know why that man is there but is immediately certain of one thing: he represents a terrible threat. He quickly dresses and manages to sneak away, no doubt in his mind that the stranger is pursuing him, and that the nightmare has only just begun.