At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the clown Nanaca and his team of circus performers find themselves trapped inside the circus, unable to do what they love most, which is bringing joy to people. As time goes by, hunger begins to plague the circus family, who are looking for a way to survive in the midst of the pandemic, but they have to face the fury and brutality of the police chief of the city where the circus is closed.
Comedy in 4 segments. In "Arroz e Feijão" (Rice and Beans), owner of a boarding-house seduces her young countryboy tenant. In "As Três Virgens" (The Three Virgins) three spinsters are influenced by the behaviour of their teenager niece, whom they are lodging. In "O Arremate" (The Purchase) a colonist turns his virgin daughter in to a landowner, to have his debts forgiven. And, finally, in "Vereda Tropical" (Tropical Trail), a man becomes sexually obsessed by a watermelon, to the point of having sexual intercourse with it. The stories are based on prize-winner short stories, from a Playboy contest.