Fernanda Paes Leme (herself), a famous actress and TV personality in Brazil, feels overwhelmed and unaccomplished despite her thriving career. Just as she decides to play a Hamlet adaptation to find a lost sense of meaning, she has her social media accounts stolen by an identical doppelganger. Business flourishes as a quarantined Fernanda investigates who stole her identity and why, as she tries to redefine herself personally and professionally.
The Cambridge Squatter tells the story of refugees, recently arrived in Brazil who, together with a group of low-income workers, occupy an old abandoned building in downtown São Paulo. Daily dramas, comical situations and different views on the world commingle with the threat of impending eviction.