A stewardess, to forget her disappointments and annoyances caused by a rich playboy whom she loves, moves to New York where she meets an Argentinian man, and they end up in an unhappy marriage.

A poor young woman unhappy with her inevitable suburban housewife fate, gets a job as a nanny for a wealthy family, and falls in love with her employer's brother, using every ploy to conquer him and ultimately become the mansion's owner.

Journalist Alex Garcia returns to Brazil to report on the Leonardo family's industrial empire. At the same time, the president of the industries, Hugo Leonardo, disappears after a mysterious speedboat accident.

Renato is a widower, in his mid-forties, living with his daughter Cris and his sister-in-law Estela, a possessive woman with an unhealthy fascination for him. But he meets the psychologist Teka and falls in love with her. Estela, mad with jealousy, seeks revenge, and even manages to put Cris against her own father. Also, when her sister Eunice, a neurotic widow with psychological problems (many of them caused by Estela) meets Nélio and the two start a romance, Estela tries to set them apart.

Seven childhood friends get together after twenty years. Memories from the past and coincidences in the present reveal secrets and relationships involving the seven women and their families.