Best friends Deco and Naldinho co-own a cargo boat in Brazil's Salvador da Bahia. They give a ride to a sultry prostitute named Karinna, and soon both men fall prey to her considerable sexual charms, pushing the bounds of their friendship to the limit.

Paulo Estrela (Fábio Nassar) is a film critic who is at the airport waiting for Celeste (Dira Paes). Meanwhile, she tells receptionist Salete (Ana Paula Arósio) how she met Celeste Espírito Santo. She is a beginner filmmaker, who found Estrela in film courses and was highly awarded for her work as a short filmmaker. Now, she plans to make her debut as a feature film director and counts on the critic's help to raise funds for production.

Following the clues of a map, a boy and some adventurers go into the forest in search of treasure from the pioneers, and end up going back two centuries in time, in search of the legendary Minas dos Martírios.