Fruto Proibido tells the story of a forbidden love affair between two individuals, exploring the complexities of their relationship amidst societal taboos and personal struggles.

Simple and popular hillbilly Jeca is forced to get involved in politics, when the leaders of the region, competing to be elected mayor of the town, try to get his support.

Maria, a countrywoman, leaves for São Paulo, where she becomes an industrialist's lover and meets all kind of people but, dissatisfied, she returns to the country to meet her family again.

Lambusca, a man from the State of Paraíba, Brazil, goes to São Paulo, looking for a job. But he ends up working for a group of fishy loan sharks, collecting money. In one of his visits, the debtor dies. The police then starts chasing him, believing he had murdered the man.