Life in one of Belo Horizonte's outlying neighbourhoods is never easy, though it can be exciting. Pablo's mother asks him to go out and sell his precious canary, which takes him on an adventure, in which he discovers something of what it means to grow up in such a violent but beautiful place.

A man seeks immediate refuge in a church in the dead of night, seeking to confront his gruesome tormentor and put an end to the immense pain they both feel.