Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.

• DirectorSuzana Amaral
• Release25 April 1985
• Genre
  Drama / Comedy
• Duration1h 36m
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• Rate
  

  7.3
  70 reviews
• Productions

  Raiz Produções Cinematográficas