Monique Curi

A mature and successful woman, Helena becomes involved with Edu, who is twenty years her junior. She battles prejudice in order to live her love, but their romance fizzles out when she realizes that her daughter Camila has also fallen in love with him. Her dilemma grows even worse when she discovers that the girl has leukemia. Helena must disclose the real identity of Camila‘s father in order to try and find a compatible bone marrow donor. In order to save her, she decides to give up her new love and have another baby with her daughter‘s father.

Helena is a sweet, honest, sensitive and a warrior woman who faces the premature pregnancy of her daughter Joyce, who in turn is abandoned by her boyfriend, the irresponsible Caio. The biggest problem is the girl's father, Assunção, Helena's ex-husband, who does not accept the situation. Lonely and alone, Helena awakens a passion for the endocrinologist Carlos Alberto, and has her feelings matched. But Carlos is committed to the possessive Paula. The girl's parents, Zuleika and Rômulo, anxiously await their daughter's wedding with Carlos, who will save the family from financial decay. But Carlos is the type of man that women don't really forget. Even married to Paula and in love with Helena, he is still harassed by ex-wife Sheyla, who is not satisfied with having lost him and dreams of a rapprochement.

Morena vient d'une favela de la colline de l'Allemand sécurisée par des cavaliers de l'armée brésilienne. La jeune maman y rencontre Théo, un militaire assez conventionnel dévoué à Saint-Georges. Devenus fiancés, elle craint de dépendre de Théo qui souhaite sortir sa famille de la favela. On lui conseille alors une agence offrant aux jeunes des quartiers difficiles des emplois saisonniers à l'étranger. Morena confie son garçon à sa mère Lucimar (une femme de ménage) et accepte de partir quelques mois en Turquie. À son arrivée à Istanbul, elle découvre honteusement qu'elle a été recrutée par des proxénètes. Loin de là, la Cappadoce attire de nombreux touristes brésiliens en Turquie. Accueillis par le guide Zyah, ils découvrent les terres de Saint Georges. Au Brésil, l'une des patronnes de Lucimar, la commissaire Helo entretient des liens familiaux et amicaux avec la Turquie. Ceci l'amène à enquêter sur des adoptions illégales et du trafic de femmes vers ce pays.