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 Vieiraas Maria do Carmo Ferreira da Silva
Renata Sorrahas Maria de Nazaré Esteves Tedesco (Nazaré)
José Wilkeras Giovanni Improtta
José Mayeras Dirceu de Castro
Carolina Dieckmmannas Isabel Esteves Tedesco / Lindalva Ferreira da Silva / Maria do Carmo (jovem)
Eduardo Moscovisas Reginaldo Ferreira da Silva (Naldo)
Leticia Spilleras Viviane Fontes Ferreira da Silva
Leandra Lealas Maria Cláudia Tedesco (Claudinha)
Leonardo Vieiraas Leandro Ferreira da Silva
Marcello Antonyas Viriato Ferreira da Silva
Aguinaldo Silva
Adam Levine