Aldeia da Roupa Branca

Gracinda a young laundry washer lives with her godfather Uncle Jacinto and together they run a family business doing the laundry for residents of Lisbon in their small village in the outskirts of that city Canecas Unfortunately the business is not going very well but that changes when Gracinda decides to go to the city to try to convince Chico Uncle Jacintos son with whom she is in love to return to the village and give new life to the business The village is preparing for the annual festivities and a dispute erupts between Uncle Jacinto and his business rival the widow Quiteria when each of them invites different bands to play at the same time during the party and dances