A film that began from zero. Without any previous research, characters, locations or established themes, a film crew arrives at the Paraiba backlands in search of people with stories to tell. In the town of São João do Rio Peixe, they discover the Araçás Farm, a rural community where 86 families live, the majority connected by family ties. Thanks to the mediation of a young woman from Araçás, the residents – consisting mostly of elderly people – tell their life stories, marked by popular Catholicism, hierarchy, a sense of family and honor. A world on the verge of disappearing.

O documentário registra o cotidiano e as histórias dos moradores da pequena São João do Rio do Peixe, na Paraíba. Por meio de depoimentos, o filme retrata o sentimento de uma população humilde que esbanja alegria e esperança, além de apresentar as nuances de um nordeste de alma densa e fecunda.