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I've never seen a bride leave the altar single.

Or dance by herself in a wedding party that didn't happen.

I don't know what else to do to help Maria.

How can a place as small as Araxá

produce so many, and such horrid scandals?

We'll do nothing, father?

It depends, my son.

-On what? -On whether her hysteria will pass.

In this community,

some have more talent than others of making their lives a sad spectacle,

most of which revolve around weddings.

A certain family among these,

already notorious for one undone marriage,

is once again in highlight on account of another failed wedding,

which, despite having been widely announced,

was never even concluded.

Even without their admittance,

there is a common thread among each failed wedding

inherent to this family.

My child?

That clothing is not appropriate.

Especially not for a girl kneeling before the altar.

The bird of ill omen

that curses the marriages of the Sampaio family,

answers to the appellation she stole from a modest little bird:

The hummingbird.

"As long as this bird of ill omen sucks a flower here and another there,

the reputation of the Sampaio family continues to spiral.

Now, little Araxá has guaranteed entertainment

thanks to Maria Sampaio,

who herself tried to pluck the wings from the hummingbird."

If you publish one word about my sister...

-Stop! -I swear...

-Let go! -I swear!

Stop it, Antônio!

I will end your life.

No one will miss a scum like you!

Calm down. Let go of him.

Let go! Antônio!

It's that whore's fault.

Life has been hell ever since she came back here.

Imagine if Botelhinho publishes that drivel on the newspaper, my son!

I don't know what will remain of us.

Is that all you care about?

Reputation?

Reputation?

And Maria?

Does anyone care about her?

MADAM BEJA

Here, Maria. Eat.

-No. -Just one spoon. Eat.

I don't want to eat!

You must nourish yourself!

To be strong and endure this torment!

Eat!

How could I marry a man that arrived at church with another?

Especially when this "other" is the harlot?

I was humiliated!

No one in this house did anything!

Not even you!

Always playing the big brother.

Who will defend my honor?

If I settle this with João, do you promise you'll eat?

João!

I needed to talk to you about what happened.

You bastard!

You want to wound me? Then come at me! But leave my sister be, you coward!

Stop! Stop it, Antônio!

-Stop it! -Stop this madness, man!

-Antônio! Stop! -Stop it, man!

Do you want a needless death to sully your name, boy?

You're right.

That man is not worth my freedom,

and possibly not his own,

-which my grandmother gave him. -Let's go home.

Come.

I confess I was surprised you sent for me.

Will you publish it?

The scandal about Maria?

It is my duty as a journalist.

I have a proposal to make,

if you publish nothing about my sister.

I have a bigger scandal.

I could tell you.

Bigger?

I highly doubt that.

Excuse me.

It's about Beja.

There.

Not one word remains about your sister

and the little indisposition that prevented her marriage.

Excellent.

Now, tell me.

What do you have to tell me about the harlot?

Beja is pregnant.

She's pregnant?

From whom?

She's a prostitute.

Anyone could be the father!

Antônio needs to understand the world is not as he wants it.

Enough talk of him.

But he acted like a savage.

In a way, that's good.

It rid me of guilt,

for loving the same woman my best friend does.

But, now...

Let me love you, Beja.

Help you raise your son.

Give me a chance.

João, I...

I'm scared

of being unfair to you.

You won't be.

My love won't allow it.

Give my love a chance.

I need to set your shoulder back.

-My shoulder? -Yes.

-It will hurt a bit. -Right.

Go ahead.

I'm not weak.

Do it.

Can it be fixed?

Much better.

Thank you!

-Can I put my shirt on? -Yes.

It still hurts a bit.

It'll pass.

-Stop squirming! I can't work! -But I have to go.

-It's fine, you can go. -Excuse me.

I'm anxious, too.

I keep thinking of João's proposal.

You should have declined Col. Jordão's offer.

Why? He's so eager he paid in advance.

I know. But he paid for Madam Beja,

and he'll get Olivia.

He's not from that far away.

Severina, he never came here before.

What if he decides to show up?

Why not return the money and make up some excuse?

He won't come!

He doesn't like being seen in dens of debauchery,

so the debauchery goes to him.

You see?

There.

I can't wait to be Madam Beja again.

Perfect.

Col. Jordão will have an unforgettable night.

Fortunato.

-Fortunato. -Valdo.

Your arms,

may I touch them?

Fortunato.

Wake up, man!

Hello, Siá Boa.

-Why are you looking at me like that? -I see, now.

Now I know why you never want to lay with me.

Only after marriage, I told you.

I'm so stupid.

I'm so stupid!

Waiting for you to look at me, for you to touch me!

Something that tells me that I please you in some way,

that you like me!

I took you in.

I made you a bed.

-If that's not liking a person... -A woman!

That's not liking a woman!

-What do you mean? -It's obvious.

You never had desire for me, for any other girl, and you never will!

But if I were a man,

if I were a man it would be different, no?

If I were a man, you would touch me!

You will not!

You will not talk to me that way!

You don't understand.

I'm doing you a favor...

-You snake! -...by telling you the truth!

-I was sheltering a snake! -No!

-Get out of here! -Fortunato.

Never get in my way again.

Leave.

I did not expect to be received with such a banquet.

I thought much about your proposal.

What did you decide?

It didn't seem possible,

but you're even lovelier waking up.

Apologies, I did not mean to disturb.

I think you need to see this.

-What happened? -My pregnancy.

It's all over Botelhinho's newspaper!

All of Araxá knows by now!

So this so-called golden rule is not truthful, after all?

Of course not.

Someone stamped his crest right in the owl's nest,

and he stamped it good!

Who are you talking about?

Januário!

Are you chaste? Never had a woman?

We're talking about spilling one's milk on the flower.

Planting the seed?

Finishing the job!

Januário!

Cumming inside.

You mean she's in foal, no, Genoveva?

Prostitutes don't get "pregnant."

Poor child, they'll be fatherless.

She has laid so many men, who knows who the victim is?

Yes.

What happened, Siá Boa?

They tried to warn me,

but I fooled myself.

There will be no marriage!

I can't go back to the tavern now.

So I'm here.

I'm homeless!

-Homeless! -Come with me.

Come with me, to the Estate.

How long must I walk under this scorching sun

until you tell me why we're on this impromptu stroll?

This topic had to be approached away from home.

Even though the news are being chirped about the entire village.

You never mince your words! Why all this tiptoeing?

Beja is pregnant,

and they say it's Antônio's child.

So many men spread their filth on that woman,

it could be anyone's child!

Even yours!

That's not quite right, dear sister.

Beja has a golden rule.

-She doesn't let... -Spare me the details, Felizardo.

If it's true that Antônio...

Mother of God, what do we do?

We clean up your brat's arse again.

Like we always did.

It's done. Siá Boa is settled in.

Perfect.

So, how was the colonel?

I thought he was going to die from how much he moaned!

I swear!

Like a kitten in heat!

And he paid her so much extra,

he must be totally smitten.

Girl, what did you do to that man?

I made his wishes come true, that's all.

He wanted to have me in the wild grass, like a savage beast.

He said that?

Except,

everything was fine, and then the man was frightened.

-Why? -He ran naked into the woods.

He saw a dead snake.

Imagine if he saw a live one.

Indeed!

So you sat and waited to see me, Mrs. Ceci?

The estate hasn't opened yet, but...

Madam Beja doesn't close her doors to anyone's desires.

-Come back later. -The child you are expecting,

is it Antônio's?

You can't bring that child into the world.

Not this world.

I'd only bring a child into a world I believe in,

Mrs. Ceci.

And it surely

is not the world you live in.

Women don't drink.

I learned in court.

I don't drink.

Especially since I'm cooking the feast for my son's supporters.

Won't you sit?

You're disgusted, Mrs. Ceci.

You shouldn't be.

The men who visit your home feel right at home here, too.

-You're praying? -If you have a drop of decency,

I beg of you,

don't let that child be born.

You can ask whatever you want, I'll do it.

But a bastard will ruin my family and Antônio's political career.

You won't be a grandmother this time, not for a child of mine.

-So the child... -He is mine.

-Not Antônio's? -He's mine.

No one else's.

Just like this house.

You are not welcome in it.

God would not be so unfair as to mix my blood with yours.

Unless it was for money, Mrs. Ceci.

Isn't that so?

The entire village knows the hate you carry in you for your husband.

You're dirtier than any whore.

Get out of here.

Save me, God! The day of reckoning is here.

What's wrong, mother?

Why is that man still here?

He's my fiancé! We're getting married today!

Then hurry to the church, Honorato!

Did you know it's bad luck?

Seeing the bride's dress early?

Ma'am, I've seen your daughter nude, seeing her dressed should mean luck!

Save me God! Grant me patience!

Not patience, my Lord. Grant me strength!

-Go! Get out! Go to the church! -Just a kiss, wait!

Run to the altar, son!

-Wait! -Before Costa Pinto catches you here!

Mother, you are so over-the-top.

Is it not enough that you served dessert before the supper?

Did you have to challenge God?

Can you believe my dress fit you perfectly?

You're so beautiful.

-They look so happy. -There they go.

-Praise God! -What a good day!

I love you.

-A miracle has happened! -Yes!

-Our daughter! Thank God! -Thank you, Lord!

-Thank you, God. -She finally married!

My love!

-That wasn't even the bigger miracle. -And what was?

Making the frog a prince!

They all think she married Rodrigo Caldas!

Count of Siete Espadas de La Reina!

Honey!

Come, come. My love!

You're so beautiful!

Beautiful! Thank you all!

Honorato must have done something serious.

I'll find out what that is.

I have a guy in Vila Rica investigating this.

Didn't you say the letters were the bum's?

-They give no clues? -No.

Very little.

Many honeyed letters,

the first name of his parents, Manoel and Luísa, that's it.

It's like they avoid revealing too much information,

since Honorato is a fugitive.

There mustn't be many Manoeis and Luísas,

-parents to an Honorato. -Do you think I haven't searched?

I found nothing.

Enough, let's head up.

I need to relieve myself to get the ideas flowing, you know?

Come here.

May I know why exactly you went there?

Quiet! Your father's in the study!

I went to hear the truth.

The whore guarantees it,

the child is not related to us.

Great. Now can we end the subject?

Please!

But you know how fast word goes.

Your father will soon hear the people gossiping.

Antônio, I need you to promise your father the child is not yours.

The talk of what João did to your sister is enough.

Do you think Maria is better?

She's always been awkward.

We will rebuild this family's harmony.

May I count on you?

"She's always been awkward."

But it's Maria who will bring harmony to us.

Since I can't get rid of Beja,

may she at least have no more reasons to ever set foot here again.

This lunch is fundamental for Antônio's career.

He needs the colonels' support to win again.

I know, your uncle told me. That's why I ordered a true feast.

I will make caipirinha, a very fancy drink served at court.

We have to impress.

We have lemon, orange... We need passion fruit!

It must be nice with passion fruit.

Maria!

Maria, get down from there! No one needs an accident!

We're busy enough!

If you want to help, then get some passion fruit.

I'm so worried about her.

-Canceling a marriage must hurt. -She walked out of the church!

She's increasingly strange. I don't know what to do.

Calm down, mother.

It'll be fine.

Why are you hugging?

-Did someone die? -No.

But if we don't go back now,

we will die, because we'll miss the feast.

What a beautiful smile!

Must be your fan's letter.

-Am I right? -He set up a date.

He wants to meet me.

Then we'll pick out a dazzling dress for you!

-I don't know if I have the guts. -I can't believe it.

Don't you want to meet the man that makes your heart beat faster?

I do want to, but...

Severina, you didn't survive the flames and get this far

to stay hidden inside the house,

afraid.

Even if they look at you strangely.

You're right.

I want to meet this man!

I will!

"...your favorite Author

was, in truth, a woman."

It's key for Brazil to have its own Constitution.

Thank you.

Portugal can no longer dictate the direction of our nation.

And now we have a leader beside us:

-Dom Pedro. -Therefore, friends, it's time to elect

deputies that will fight for the interests of all Brazilians.

See how important it is we support Antônio?

I propose a toast.

-To our future deputy! -Look at that!

We've arrived just in time.

I wanted to present you all

to a new candidate,

who will run as a candidate to become deputy of Minas Gerais:

my fiancé, João Mendonça.

João?

I didn't realize I'd invited you.

I think the colonels that support a Constituent Assembly

are in favor of an open debate of ideas.

-No, sirs? -Of course.

May the best man win.

The Author.

The Reader.

I never thought

that the things I commit to paper could interest

-a Father. -It was hard.

Removing the cassock

and coming all the way here.

To meet...

with the one who's taken so many nights of sleep from me.

But I never thought it would be you, Severina.

There are two kinds of people on this world.

Those who see me as I am,

and those who want to end me for it.

No, Severina.

Please, don't say that.

Even if I tried,

I could never hurt the person I met through your words.

The person I met through words

that I read before sleeping.

Words I read in the morning.

Words that made it feel absent

something I never had.

That made me,

and still make me,

want you every day.

A force I've never experienced before.

A presence in my life second only to God.

You have Christ in your heart, Father.

Unlike others who have crossed my path.

That's why you're still here, no?

Out of mercy?

No.

Nothing is further from mercy than what I feel right now.

What I feel now is that I know you're the one, Severina.

You are what I desire.

I don't know...

I don't understand.

I just know I can't.

I can't understand why God made me want so badly something that I can't have.

I'm sorry.

-I'm sorry, I... -Severina.

I'm sorry, Severina.

Please, forgive me.

But I can't!

I can't.

Honey, let's give your cheeks a little bit of color.

Show João that you're much better without him.

Yes.

Pardon me! Forgive the tardiness, my friend.

I had personal matters to tend to.

But I would never in my life neglect to honor your candidate.

What matters is you're here, sir!

This is our candidate, Antônio.

Thank you for your presence.

Your support is key.

-And Col. Sampaio. -How are you?

-Colonel. -Hello.

If not for Beja's support, I wouldn't be here,

asking your vote of confidence.

Did I hear that right?

That is Beja?

Will you excuse me, gentlemen?

I have to drink something.

Beja is a shameless woman.

Do you believe she brought an adversary right here?

Seems like a very audacious woman!

Don't be provoked.

Be calm.

I'll get you something to drink.

I'll get it. I'll make you a caipirinha, brother.

Be calm.

-I'll be right back. -Yes.

Finally, I meet the woman that cost me quite a fortune.

Have we been introduced, colonel...?

No, but better late than never.

Col. Jordão.

The man you tricked.

I am not a brat, Madam Beja.

I demand to be compensated for every penny!

Is everything alright, Beja?

-Did you know Col. Jordão? -We just met.

I invite the colonel to visit us at the Estate of Jatobá.

Today. If you can.

You'll be a special guest.

Thank you.

Excuse me.

Here.

Thank you.

For God's sake, find a way to get rid of the whore and her companion.

I can't control Maria.

I can do nothing that openly, I could jeopardize Antônio's candidacy!

Antônio!

Antônio! Antônio, talk to me!

Antônio!

-Antônio! What happened? -My son...

Talk to me! What happened?

Antônio! Antônio!

-Talk to me! What happened? -Someone call Fortunato!

-He didn't drink or eat anything bad? -No!

I'm sure. The only different thing he had today was caipirinha.

Antônio can hold his liquor!

Yes, and we used the same fruits we use each and every day.

It must be hay fever.

Because of pollen.

Give him lots of liquorice tea, on an hourly basis.

It should help his breathing.

Will my son be alright?

Uncle, my cousin has a fever,

a swollen throat, and a hard time breathing,

we can't ignore the gravity of it.

He should not be alone, not for an instant.

I'll care for him.

I refuse to leave my brother's side.

Maria, I'll care for my husband. It's alright.

-Ceci, shouldn't you... -No. No, Paulo.

No. You cannot be left on your own tonight.

We talked about this.

Angélica is still weak, but she's the wife.

She will care for him.

But she just lost her baby,

she should be resting.

And you have to care for father.

Let me.

Let me do this for my brother. I'll look after Antônio.

I think that's wise, aunt.

Youngsters can be awake for longer,

and Antônio will need someone watching him at all times.

Maria.

This is for any agitation he may have.

Put some on the handkerchief, let him sniff it, but just a drop.

-To relax him, not knock him out. -Right.

His body must be alert to help him breathe.

-Alright? -Yes.

Maria.

Water.

Please.

Did you say something?

Pardon me.

I got distracted with my sewing.

Water?

-Yes! -Incredible, no?

A toast, gentlemen!

Excuse me, gentlemen.

Col. Jordão is in the room.

Anxious to receive you.

Did you get what I asked?

It wasn't easy.

But it's done.

So then Madam Beja can receive Col. Jordão in a special way.

Come in, my Beja!

Come give me what you owe!

Ready to sin, Colonel?

I promise to be quite wild.

Just the way you like it.

Come.

Come, Colonel.

Don't you want to touch me?

What's the matter?

Come.

The desire is gone! The debt is paid!

It worked!

Thanks to Olivia and her grassy adventure!

Did you see? He ran away just like a scared little boy!

He's scared of you, baby.

Do you think Antônio is better?

Maria.

I'm not feeling well.

-I'm not feeling well. -It's a fever!

We have to lower your temperature!

Shouldn't it be a wet cloth?

On my forehead?

The best thing to cool your body is placing your feet in cold water.

Can't you see that all I do is for your own good?

Since you insist on living, you won't leave here to screw up again!

With your feet burnt, you won't make it to the door!

If it's up to me,

Beja will never again come looking for you.

She will not sully our family's name!

Even if

I have to stuff you full of mangoes for it!

What have you done?

What have you done?

Maria, get down from there!

No one needs an accident! We're busy enough!

I'll get you something to drink.

I'll get it. I'll make you a caipirinha, brother.

Maria, you...

You gave me mango on purpose?

I never ever forgot that day when you almost died.

Do you remember?

You and I were tiny, climbed on top of that tree, eating mangoes!

Do you remember?

Your face was so, so swollen! Like...

You looked like a hog! Remember that, Antônio?

You tried to kill me.

Antônio, for now, you are here.

You are home, with your wife, the way things should be!

But soon, the bitch will come looking for you!

And you will not be anywhere near Beja, Antônio, because I will not allow it!

I've learned my lesson.

I just want to be in peace...

with my family.

You...

cannot trick me, brother.

I will not...

allow you to drag our family name through the mud.

Because I am a decent woman!

I don't deserve to feel the venomous eyes and words of the people from here!

I don't deserve it!

For God's sake.

Maria.

You... My sister...

You are totally out of your mind.

You don't know

what you're doing.

Of course I do.

I'm freezing time, Antônio.

I'm keeping this moment of peace in safety, forever!

With you here!

Home!

Without Beja.

Antônio.

It's a pity that you have to die for that.