Five friends drink beer and chat at Violeta's house. Bit by bit, their stories of love, loss and suffering are told, revealing the acts of love and friendship that helped them through the hardest times of their lives.
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Valdineia Soriano
Margarida
Aline Brune
Violeta
Michelle Mattiuzzi
Oxum
Aldri Anunciação
Paulo
Guilherme Silva
Marcos
Antônio Fábio
Adolfo
Babu Santana
Ivan
Arlete Dias
Cidão
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