The central essence of the work is the approach to issues related to social and existential problems. It presents, through short chapters a unique opportunity to reflect on the behavior of a person as a social and spiritual being. As a child, Augustus abruptly separates from his best friend and his parents force him to become a priest. What at first had been seen as an obligation, over time was exercised with love and dedication. But her life changes completely and her innermost feelings are put to the test when she meets Rafaela, a young woman committed to the fight against the military dictatorship, who after having arrested her boyfriend for the repression, finds herself alone and with nowhere to go.

A story of forbidden love, persecution, homosexuality and loyalty set during the "Years of Lead", one of the most conflictive moments in Brazil's recent history.