Giuseppe Garibaldi (Gabriel Braga Nunes), 32 years old, commander of the republican rebels that invade Laguna, Santa Catarina, during the Farrapos War (1835 - 1845), finds his soul mate in Anita (Ana Paula Arósio), 18 years old, wife of local shoemaker. Between passion and battles, they will define the course of their lives and influence the course of the revolution.
A widowed working-class father falls in love with a struggling, poor artist.
The story of Giuseppe Garibaldi's 1849 campaign to free Italy from Austrian domination.
Anita and Giuseppe Garibaldi meet in south America and head to Italy to fight in the wars of Risorgimento.