 Among them was the Monguaba Factory, owned by the richest and most traditional family in Greenville, the Mendonça e Albuquerque.It all starts when Eulalia, the heiress of Monguaba, falls for the cane cutter Zé Leandro, and they have an intense romance.Suspicious, Eulalia's older brother, Pedro Afonso, doubting the true intentions of Zé Leandro, forbids their relationship, even threatening the boy to death.