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After years in Europe, Evaristo returns to Brazil and relives memories of his former passion for Mariana, who is married to Xavier, a seriously ill man. Separated in the past by social conventions and the scandal of discovered adultery, the two meet again marked by time and renunciation. The story reveals the persistence of desire, the power of conventions, and the melancholy of a love that survives only in memory.
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After years in Europe, Evaristo returns to Brazil and relives memories of his former passion for Mariana, who is married to Xavier, a seriously ill man. Separated in the past by social conventions and the scandal of discovered adultery, the two meet again marked by time and renunciation. The story reveals the persistence of desire, the power of conventions, and the melancholy of a love that survives only in memory.
Reunion, Decorum, Impossible love
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“What has become of Mariana?” Evaristo asked himself in Largo da Carioca, as he said goodbye to an old friend who reminded him of a friend from long ago.
