"UNDERGR0UND CHA0S" "You see my wallet?" "lt was on top oF the Fridge." "lt "s disappeared!" "Look in the bedroom." "I did." "Another manhole just blew up." "That "s heavy." "Yeah, 130 kilos oF heavy!" "That "s life. 0ne day you"re walking, minding your own business... and a manhole cover Falls on your head." "I left the boy"s money in the drawer." "How are you?" "Fine!" "We"ve got to dye this hair!" "Sure." "ANT0Nl0"S hair SAL0N hair TREATMENT" "Cut the bangs uneven, so they"ll look like this." "Like this?" "Honey, in your next reincarnation." "Be reborn with hair like that, and I"ll cut it just like hers." "Are you poking Fun at me?" "No, not at all!" "Watch it. I"ll go somewhere else." "Don"t do that." "My God." "If you don"t come here anymore, I"ll have to close this dump!" "Say it..." "No..." "Yeah." "Choquita, where"s my ""Carnal Seduction""?" "Wait a minute." "Choquita... go do your sweet-talking on the pay phone, okay?" "lt "s Family business, Edgar." "Family." "Yeah, right." "Tell grandma I loved her coconut cake." "So they call it "coconut cake" now, huh?" "p0ST 0FFlCE" "M0NEY 0RDER" "spain" "Next time, ask your mistress to Fill it out with capital letters." "lt "ll make our job a lot easier." "Thanks." "You"re welcome." "Antonio"s, good morning." "He died nearly twenty years ago." "Who"s calling?" "No, Antonio"s son owns the salon." "What "s this about?" "How awful." "Hey?" "The woman who got hit today had your phone number in her wallet!" "Clobbered by a manhole cover." "Must be a prank." "Get rid of "em." "It "s a salesman, Edgar." "Insurance wanna bet?" "This is a sales call, right?" "l see." "Sure." "Ask her name." "Can you repeat her name?" "VirgÍnia Mateus dos Santos." "Do you know her?" "Here." "Funny." "She looks Familiar." "I know her." "I just don"t know where From." "That happens a lot to me." "When it "s just a one-night stand I can"t remember." "Mr." "Antonio." "Am I dead?" "My liFe went by so quickly." "It "s over." "It "s all over." "Antonio was my Father." "I"m Edgar." "Everyone here"s alive." "You just got one helluva wallop!" "l"m alive?" "Yeah." "Thank God!" "praise be to my good Saint Theresa!" "I"m here." "I don"t know how." "It's incredible,but this morning's manhole explosion... at Botafogo has not been clarified yet." "Technicians are at the scene... which was closed down causing a chaotic traffic jam." "There"s no Fixing this country." "You don"t Feel safe anywhere anymore." "I agree, Edna." "And you know whose Fault it is?" "The government "s, authorities"." "Television"s!" "There"s nothing on but sex and violence the whole day." "Television could really play an important educational role." "Sure. it could teach portuguese, Math." "0r something more useful like how to make rice, or coffee." "I know people that can"t make a coffee!" "ls Edgar here?" "He went to help that manhole woman." "Was she a relative?" "Cousin. 0ne very sexy... rich, busty blonde!" "Did I ask For details?" "A little information never hurts." "You going already?" "I"m going to the supermarket." "Don"t have an egg at home." "Bye." "She"s already checking up on Edgar"s life?" "Some people just don"t know their place." "I could be dead, couldn"t l?" "Dying in a manhole accident, that "d be a disgraceful way to go." "You look just like your Father." "When I saw you... I swore it was your Father looking at me in paradise!" "You still live in Ribeirão preto?" "I"m on vacation in Rio. I got a quite reasonable package deal." "But then I ended up almost dying, and I"m just about naked!" "All my clothes stayed in the taxi. ln the trunk." "Your bag will turn up." "I left the salon"s address at the hospital." "Let me help you." "Don"t worry." "I brought your card. I didn"t know if I"d have the nerve to call you." "Do you need nerve to call your Friends?" "Bye." "Bye." "You know that manhole woman?" "Who?" "VirgÍnia?" "VirgÍnia is..." "I had Forgotten her." "We went to school together." "poor thing." "She got screwed." "She"s out of danger." "Why did she call you?" "To play doctor." "Watch that naughty hand oF yours." "Naughty?" "lt "s a nice hand." "l"ll end up burning the meat!" "l like my meat nice and dark." "Get out, you cannibal!" "Go Find white meat on the streets!" "Me want black meat." "Go wait For your dinner at the table!" "You sound like my mother talking!" "God be with her." "Quiet in hell!" "lt "s nice and cold, want some?" "Eat it while it "s still hot." "Here"s my little puppy-wuv"s dinni-poo!" "Muscle-Food For the big dog!" "is it good?" "Edgar!" "Eat." "Edgar!" "Damn." "Again?" "I"ll Fix it For you." "In the store, I saw a 29-inch on sale." "What?" "This TV"s just Fine." "Yeah, right." "Classic TV." "They"re showing ""The Shadow.""" "0kay, stop it!" "Didn"t l tell you?" "True love happens but once in a lifetime." "You are my first and only love." "How can you be so sure?" "I've known that since I first saw you." "maria L0VES EDGAR" "Sponge Cake!" "It "s her, Sponge Cake." "What a mess here!" "I was looking For some pictures." "Hold this For me." "Getting married?" "No, I need some curtains at home." "If you ask me, I may think about." "It was Mother"s!" "Was she pregnant?" "Why?" "There"s enough here For two curtains!" "Bye." "Bye." "Am I disturbing you?" "Not at all!" "How are you, Feeling better?" "Still dizzy, but the pain"s gone." "Did my bag turn up?" "Nothing so far." "When are you coming over so we can have a cup of coffee together?" "coffee?" "I Found our class photograph." "It had everyone"s nickname." "Yours was..." "Don"t say it!" "It brings back bad memories." "I was so plump and they all used to laugh at me." "You slimmed down." "You look even better now that you"re older." "I Feel good. I took care of my husband till he died... raised his daughters, and now I want to take care of myself." "You never got married?" "No such luck." "I also spent a long time taking care of my mother before she died." "She was a strong woman, Consuelo." "Yes." "l love Rio!" "A week is a short time." "Would you like me to stay a while longer?" "That would be nice." "So you could Find your suitcase." "If I could Find other things, besides the suitcase." "I really would stay." "What is it you want to Find here?" "Tell me, Sponge Cake?" """Sponge Cake""." "Stop!" "Sponge Cake!" "l hate that nickname!" "Say it again and I"ll throw you overboard!" "I dare you." "Sponge Cake!" "I love you,Luciana." "Stopcalling me Luciana!" "Why?" "Luciana is my sister!" "My twin sister." "Anderson, telephone!" "Hello." "Anderson." "Maria!" "They doing construction work there?" "l can barely hear you." "They doing construction work there?" "It "s music. I"m working." "Just a second." "Did you get the money?" "l told you to stop sending money!" "l"m doing just Fine." "lt "s just a little something." "It "s not necessary." "I"m thinking... oF spending a couple days in brazil, to launch my CD." "You're coming back?" "That's great!" "Let me know in advance. please." "l"ll let you know." "Anything wrong?" "No." "Just so I can take some time oFF. I miss you so much." "Me too, Mom." "I miss you loads." "Come back soon, honey. I"ll Fix one helluva""Feijoada"" For you." "I love you, Mom." "Love you too, sweetheart." "Hugs." "Kisses." "Bye." "Bye." "Bye." "I'm going to fly" "What "s that song?" "In the loveliest blue I'm gonna live" "Mom loved that soap opera." "lwant a place" "That belongs to nobody" "Any place" "Look, I still know how to do it." "Little Maria, queen of hi-Fi!" "lwant to find" "The Rose of the Winds" "To guide me I... I talked to Anderson today." "He said he"s coming to brazil." "Yeah?" "When?" "Soon." "I wish I knew what he"s going to do when he meets you." "You haven"t changed your mind, have you?" "Let "s wait till he gets here, then we"ll see." "You gonna let me down, Edgar?" "I didn"t say that!" "Look at me!" "Look at me!" "Let "s sleep, honey. it "s gonna be a crazy day at the salon tomorrow." "l"ve even a bride to prepare." "l knew it." "Excuse me." "Where"re you going?" "To my room." "All right, all right. I"ll do everything just like we agreed." "Come back here." "Sometimes I regret it so much." "About what?" "Having lied to Anderson." "Come here!" "dentist" "coffee please." "This salon"s just For women." "l know, princess." "This belongs to a Mr. Motta"s relative who was in an accident." "She left the bag in my taxi." "l"ll give it to her." "No, the thing is..." "I want to deliver it personally." "It "s worth a reward, right?" "Just a little something." "Tough times." "The woman almost bought it in your taxi and you still wanna charge her?" "And what about the damages I had?" "Was it her Fault if a manhole Fell right on top oF your taxi?" "!" "Look, I don"t wanna argue with you." "You tell your boss." "I"ll be back on the weekend." "There"ll be lots of people waiting For you." "Don"t you threaten me, you hear?" "l"ll be back and I want my money!" "Sure, come back!" "l want to see you here!" "l"ll be back!" "You"ll see!" "l just wanna get my apron." "Be right out!" "Hurry up, my ten o"clock will be here any minute!" "What "s that?" "l got it From my Fiancê!" "For Halloween?" "Just a minute please." "Relax, you"ll be wonderful." "l came to say goodbye." "Can you wait a second?" "I"m just Finishing a bride." "Then I"m going home to have lunch." "I"m already late." "She"s nervous, poor thing." "Go back to your work." "Bye." "Sponge Cake." "Edgar." "So, have a good trip." "If the bag turns up, I"ll mail it to you." "No. lt "s a good excuse to come back." "Look..." "That "ll be nine Forty." "Let "s go back!" "Back From where we came?" "That "s it." "Marcelo Monte went to spend Carnival in Europe all by himself!" """l"m not thinking of getting married right now." "For love to happen, First you"ve got to open up your heart.""" "0pen it up For me!" "Little Telma"s right here ready "n" waiting"." "Has Edgar arrived?" "He"s still at the salon." "May I call him?" "Who are you?" "VirgÍnia. I"m a Friend oF his." "The manhole Friend, right?" "Yes." "Come in." "The phone"s over there." "If you need anything I"ll be inside." "Hello." "Clear skies today in Rio..." "Maria Cêlia, it "s your mother." "She"s asking if your make-up is done." "No, she doesn"t have any make-up on!" "The photographer is going away." "He has another bride on schedule." "0h God!" "I told her!" "My mother hired this... cheap photographer, that shoots ten brides a day." "And now this!" "Relax, be cool." "I won"t have a picture oF the most important day oF my life!" "Telma, do her make-up before she gets hysterical!" "The phone was busy." "lt was crowded there today." "lt "s like that on Saturdays." "Looking good, smelling good." "Let "s eat?" "Cute!" "is that a pinscher?" "lt "s just a mutt." "Let "s eat." "Excuse me." "Tamba." "Have you worked here long?" "Watch the pot!" "l came back some time ago." "Came back?" "I used to live here when I was little." "My mother worked For Edgar"s mother." "How nice!" "So you"ve been with the Family For some time." "We went to the same school." "But I was younger, I don"t remember you." "I don"t remember you either." "Maybe the line is Free now." "l"m going to try again." "Do it." "Did you miss your plane?" "No, but I might have lost my mind." "I went to the airport, but something came over me." "A desire to stay." "So I came back." "Have I gone crazy?" "No!" "I don"t think so!" "It might be good For you." "0ur meeting was the most important thing that has happened to me... since my husband died." "Lunch is ready, Maria?" "It "s tripe." "Not everyone likes it." "I love it!" "You can serve it now." "Can I?" "Want to wash your hands or something?" "I know the way." "Excuse-me." "What does she want?" "Who?" "The ""manholed"" lady!" "Those home-cooked smell delicious." "Maria really knows how to season a dish." "She seems like a very good cook." "Yeah, she cooks very well." "Well..." "Your mother looks so lovely in that picture." "Be honest with me." "About what?" "May I stay here?" "What do you mean?" "0n my vacation. lF I could save on the hotel, I could stay longer." "Maybe I could even visit Cabo Frio." "Sueli has a beach house there." "She invited me." "You could come with us!" "l"m sorry." "That "s okay." "I shouldn"t have asked!" "0h, I"m so embarrassed!" "I don"t know what "s come over me today!" "It "s not very comfortable here." "All right. I"ll talk to Sueli." "Remember her?" "No!" "Stay here." "If you Find you don"t like it here, you can take Sueli up on her offer." "Really?" "Sure." "I promise I"ll be a perfect guest." "You won"t even know I"m here!" "lmpossible." "Maria?" "Maria?" "Maria." "Sorry, I thought you were back in the kitchen." "I was just on my way out." "There"s a key on the table For you." "I don"t think this is part of the decoration." "It "s mine." "Just leave it on the bed there." "I"m going out a bit." "I won"t be long, okay?" "0kay?" "Ms. Laura, let "s go?" "Thank you." "That blonde hairpiece was the last one." "Better call that guy in the morgue." "He"s out of stock." "With so many people dying?" "Where"s all that hair go to?" "For me, dying, it "s all over." "Let "s go to the park?" "Do what?" "Take a walk." "We can take Tamba." "I"ve told you before, I can"t be talking with you here in the salon." "I only asked if you wanted to go out!" "Now go home, we"ll talk later, okay?" "Are you going out with her?" "She"s my guest." "I"ve got to treat her nice." "Would you let me work?" "My Five o"clock client cancelled." "Want a wax job?" "pay me a sandwich, lady." "You almost gave me a heart attack!" "pay me a sandwich." "l heard you!" "God blesses you." "Bye!" """When does he come on to you?" "A:" "When he notices you"re in the mood." "B:" "When he"s in the mood."" -""B"" For me." """ln intimacy, For your boyfriend:" "A:" "Sex is good but not enough." "B:" "Sex is the best to do."" -l wish. put down ""A""." "What "s up with you?" "Nothing. I was just thinking." "Don"t think too hard, or you"ll wear out your little head." "Depends on the head." "They didn"t have it in your size?" "lt "s the style now, real baggy." "If it rains, we can both Fit inside." "Silly." "Let "s go, let "s go." "See you Monday, girls." "See you Monday, Mr. Edgar!" "Good afternoon, good afternoon." "l know him From somewhere." "From the paper. police page." """before opening your heart, open your eyes." "Does he really love you?"" -lF I knew, I wouldn"t take tests." "Bye." "I"m going." "Close up For me, Telma." "We"ll talk later, okay?" "Bye." "Warn me before you yank it off!" "Got your period?" "No." "Then it "s the change in the weather that "s making you so jumpy." "Forget it. I"m not up to all this suffering." "Are you crazy?" "You gonna leave looking like that, one arm clean... and the other hairy?" "That "s right." "Don"t wax!" "If Edgar"s with somebody else... he doesn"t deserve you nice and smooth and pretty." "Just stay hairy until he learns to behave himself!" "I wish I could be tough like you." "No way." "You suffer more like that." "Rip it all off." "I need to boost my selF-esteem." "Maria is really at home at your place, isn"t she?" "I Found a blouse oF hers in the guestroom." "I went to return it and Found her getting all Fixed up... in Front of your mirror, the drawers wide open." "Maria"s a real case." "She makes more oF a mess than she cleans up!" "You gave her too much rope." "Now she does whatever she wants." "The thing is that she..." "For me, VirgÍnia, Maria is... almost like a sister." "Let "s have another?" "l"m already 3 sheets to the wind!" "Really?" "0ne For the road." "Let "s." "Beware, the heel." "You're the only woman in the world that makes me feel this way." "This way how?" "Free." "I feel free with you." "Wait!" "Wait!" "You're insane." "You should be in an institution." "Shut up!" "I'm still not recovered yet." "It all depends of the last exams." "Luciana, I have to tell you something." "I don't know where to begin." "I lost control of the situation." "What situation?" "What happened, forcrissakes!" "I fell in love with Fernanda." "And we're not alone" "Look,my love" "The orchestra awaits for us" "One more time" "To begin again" "To the sound of this bolero" "So you like boleros, too." "Thank you, Edgar." "For what?" "For making me Feel alive." "Tipsy, maybe." "But alive!" "Alive!" "ls the guest room ready For you?" "perFect. perfect." "Can I show you something?" "What are you going to show me?" "Stay!" "A surprise!" "I"ll make you a surprise." "Come on." "Edgar." "Edgar." "Mommy!" "I Found it in the bedroom." "I couldn"t resist it!" "I never wore a bridal gown." "I got married in a courtroom." "Sorry." "That was mother"s. I..." "l"d like to dance a waltz." "A waltz?" "Maria, wait!" "We woke up the maid." "VirgÍnia, let "s go to sleep." "Tomorrow we can get up early." "You go to the beach." "Should I buy an one-piece or a two-piece suit?" "You should do a topless." "Maria, open the door." "Maria, please open the door." "Maria, open up, please." "Good morning." "Better be." "A little hung-over?" "A little?" "I"m wasted." "My head Feels like a ton of bricks." "Where"s Maria?" "Didn"t she make breakfast?" "Does she work on Sundays?" "She must have gone to take care of something at home." "Who"s this?" "Her son." "He lives in Europe." "What a cute little black boy!" "is there a coffee Filter anywhere?" "Filter?" "Hi, Maria!" "Are you hiding From the cops?" "The soap"s a big hit." "l can"t walk down the street." "Way to go, you heartbreaker!" "Knock it off, man!" "Are you going to stay here?" "l"ll put my bags in the back." "Last chance." "Are you sure you don"t want to stay in my place?" "My mother wouldn"t understand if I didn"t stay home." "You let your mother live here all alone?" "Isn"t it dangerous?" "She was brought up here, she knows everybody." "Are you going to introduce me to your mother?" "Yes."