Their father, a bankrupt and desperate farmer, declares that Marcela cannot marry the rich and handsome Heitor (Rodrigo Faro) until Catarina finds a husband first. Enter Petruchio (Eduardo Moscovis), a roguish, opportunistic man from a distant town. He is told that Catarina has a massive dowry. He agrees to marry her for the money, convinced he can "tame" her.
Katherine, filha do rico fazendeiro Baptista (Tony Ramos), é uma mulher independente, determinada e, principalmente, "megera". Intolerante com a hipocrisia masculina, ela espanta todos os pretendentes. Por outro lado, Petruchio é um viúvo destemido e bem-humorado que chega à cidade disposto a tudo para salvar sua fazenda da ruína financeira.
On the last day of summer, the judges arrived: three elderly florists with kind eyes and ruthless standards. Valentim’s carnations stood in military rows—crimson, white, and striped—each bloom perfect, each stem unbending. Isabel’s roses tumbled in fragrant chaos—peach, lavender, deep red—every flower slightly different, each petal holding morning dew.
Set in 1920s São Paulo, the story centers on the explosive relationship between two strong-willed individuals: