Maria da Paz comes from a family of professional vigilantes, the Ramirez, and falls in love with Amadeu, a trained lawyer and member of the rival business clan, the Matheus.

Maria da Paz is a committed baker who becomes a wealthy businesswoman 20 years after tragedy struck on the day of her wedding to Amadeu. From this broken union a baby is born, Jô, who seeks power and despises her mother's humble origins. Afraid that her parents' reunion might spoil her plans, Jô starts an alliance with the charming Régis to convince Maria to marry him, and together they plan to steal all of Maria's fortune. In this exciting telenovela written by Emmy Award winner Walcyr Carrasco, Maria's optimism must be stronger than Jô's ambition when the baker finds out about the betrayal and her own daughter's dangerous secrets.