In 1925, Gabriela, a poor, uneducated, yet charming woman becomes cook, mistress, and then wife of Nacib, a bar owner in Ilhéus, a small Brazilian coastal town run by the local colonels.

After the collapse of their relationships with other people, Maria and Paulo embark in an intense relationship in order to shield themselves from loneliness.

While picking up his passenger, an app driver is kidnapped. During the journey, the kidnapper strikes up a conversation with the driver and, as they talk, the two discover that they have a lot in common. What was supposed to be a very tense situation changes and becomes almost an outing between friends.