In 1979, Clara (Bárbara Colen) celebrates New Year with her family at the Aquarius apartment building in Recife after overcoming a breast cancer that cost her left breast. In 2016, Clara (Sônia Braga), now a retired journalist and writer, is still living in the same apartment, but alone, since her husband died 17 years before and all her children have moved out. Her only constant company is her maid Ladjane (Zoraide Coleto).