Alligator raiser from the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, travels to his nephew's, and takes the maid Etelvina for his nephew's wife.
After being deceived by a small time crook with a promise of a job for his family, Bernardino Jabá (Amácio Mazzaropi), his wife Marcolina Jabá (Geny Prado), their two sons, their daughter ...
Comedy about Zeca (Migliaccio), a man from the slums (favela) desperate for money, who plans a robbery but things don't turn out as expected.