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.
Cast: Sônia Braga, Marcello Mastroianni, Antonio Cantafora, Paulo Goulart, Tania Boscoli, Nicole Puzzi, Flávio Galvão, Ricardo Petraglia, Lutero Luiz, Jofre Soares, Sandro Solviatti, Maurício do Valle