Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Studio: Raiz Produções Cinematográficas
- Keyword: fortune teller, based on novel or book, subway, radio, typewriter, woman director
- Cast: Marcélia Cartaxo, José Dumont, Tamara Taxman, Fernanda Montenegro, Umberto Magnani, Denoy de Oliveira