Nos Embalos de Ipanema

Toquinho is a young man living in Marechal Hermes a poor neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro together with his widow mother and a younger sister Although he is poor he is also ambitious and wants to change his life He spends all his time on the beach at Arpoador Ipanema where he dreams to become a famous surfer Besides he usually finds Patricia there a rich and liberated young woman whom he likes a lot To impress Patricia and satisfy some of her wishes he lets himself be seduced by André a gay guy who in return for his sexual favors promises him a trip to Hawaii for a surf championship