The soap opera follows the story of young Aurélia Camargo (Norma Blum), a girl who falls in love with the ambitious young journalist Fernando Seixas (Cláudio Marzo), who also falls in love with her, but rejects her when he receives an invitation to marry Adelaide (Fátima Freire), the daughter of Tavares do Amaral (Felipe Wagner), a wealthy banker. Feeling abandoned by her great love, Aurélia dreams of one day having him back. Until, when she turns 18, she is surprised with an inheritance from her grandfather, and becomes a very rich woman, allowing her to create her own rules for her life. However, for the society of the time, it was not good form for a woman to enjoy such independence. For this reason, Aurélia begins to rely on a distant relative, Dona Firmina Mascarenhas (Zilka Sallaberry), to act as her mother, and on the administrator Mr. Lemos (Alberto Perez), to guide her in business. So, she sees a great opportunity to have Fernando in her life again.
as Aurélia Lemos Camargo
as Fernando Rodrigues de Seixas
as Torquato Ribeiro
as Mariquinhas Rodrigues de Seixas
as Manoel Lemos / Antônio Joaquim Ramos
as Dona Firmina Mascarenhas
as Dona Camila Rodrigues de Seixas
as Nicota Rodrigues de Seixas
as Eduardo Abreu
as Adelaide Tavares do Amaral, a Amaralzinha
as Manuel Tavares do Amaral
as Maria do Carmo Tavares do Amaral
as Afonso Tadeu Fagundes
as Alfredo Moreira
as Lísia Soares
as Anastácia
as Bernardina
as Fagundes
as Armando
as Norma Santiago
as Távora
as Santa Lemos
as Rosa
as Donana
as Matilde
as João de Deus
as Tobias
as Mário Cassini
as Professor Maximiniano
as mascate
as rapaz da sociedade
as amiga de Lísia Soares
as mulher da sociedade
as homem da sociedade
