The story is set in the 1930s in the fictional small town of Pedra Fina (in Minas Gerais). It revolves around a conservative, patriarchal society and a forbidden love triangle:
Raised in a convent, Serena returns to her hometown dreaming of becoming a writer—a scandalous ambition for a woman in the 1930s. She is the daughter of a powerful Colonel, a man who sees his daughters as bargaining chips for social alliances. Her father wants to force her into a marriage of convenience with a man she does not love. deseo prohibido novela brasilena