Bruno, a poor coconut seller from the favela, meets Clara, a beautiful rich girl from Rio de Janeiro"s wealthy Ipanema area, and they fall in love. But Clara"s father doesn"t approve and stops the relationship. Then Zeca, a criminal from Bruno"s past, tries to blackmail Bruno into helping him make some easy money. Can Bruno stop Zeca, save Clara and convince Clara"s father that he is right for his daughter?