A story about people who succeed in life thanks to nothing but their own efforts. Maria do Carmo is the main character of the telenovela; a mother of five who struggle to be successful in life, but whose most important will be recovering the love of her daughter who was kidnapped when she was just months old.

• Susana Vieira
• Renata Sorrah
• José Wilker
• José Mayer
• Carolina Dieckmann
• Eduardo Moscovis
• Leandra Leal
• Maria Maya