Desejos de Mulher

Andréa Vargas receives the Prêmio de Moda Brasil. A few hours earlier, Letícia provokes her mother, Julia, saying that she is envious of her sister Andréa's wealth and fame. Isaura begs Mercedes to tell Andréa who her mother is. Julia listens behind the door. Andréa accuses her sister of being envious. Julia throws in Andréa's face that she was adopted. Diogo remembers Andréa. Under the influence of a sedative, Andréa faints during the awards ceremony.

Bruno picks Andréa up and takes her away. Júlia feels guilty. Mercedes tells Andréa that her real mother has already died. Atílio convinces Renato to return home with Júlia. Andréa remembers the past: her romantic entanglements, the loss of her child, the argument with Júlia, and the difficult decision to marry Bruno. Renato and Chico play soccer. Bill kicks Gabriela out of the apartment. Júlia returns to her sister's house.

Andréa kicks Júlia out. Fernanda gives Chico a deadline to disappear from her life. Renato assures Júlia that Chico will help put a crook in jail. Bruno and Selma kiss. Diogo gets drunk to celebrate what would have been his silver wedding anniversary with Andréa. During a dive with Bia, Diogo gets trapped at the bottom of the sea. A rescue team arrives. Andréa feels a pang in her heart: Diogo is dying.

On the brink of death, Diogo has a hallucination: Andréa begs him not to abandon her. Suddenly, his heart starts beating again. Renato, Chico, and Vavá prepare the sting operation. Renato hands over the bribe, and inspector Baraúna is arrested by the police chief. In the bathroom, Letícia meets Gabriela, and the two immediately connect. Diogo decides to return to Rio. Chico argues with Arruda when he sees Fernanda getting into his colleague's car.

Fernanda, indignant, introduces Renata, Arruda's wife. Fernanda throws Chico out of the house. Andréa asks Bruno if he has any secrets; he denies it. Alone, he calls Selma, arousing her. A man with a Santa Claus tattoo on his arm watches Júlia's house. Andrea seeks out Mercedes to learn the whole truth. The Federal Police search Renato's house and find counterfeit dollars in his car.

Renato says he knows nothing. Kléber takes him in for questioning. Mercedes reveals that Andréa is the daughter of Isaura, a schoolmate who died shortly after her birth. Andréa sees photos of herself as a child, before she was adopted, and makes a decision. Gabriela and Nicolau kiss. The boat Costureira docks in Rio. Andréa tells Bruno that she wants to have a child. Andréa and Diogo meet.

Diogo grabs and kisses Andréa. Enraged, she slaps him. Andréa remembers Diogo trying to stop her marriage to Bruno. Sandro photographs Gabriela. Andréa waits for Bruno, who is at Selma's house. When he arrives, she grabs him. Bruno says that Andréa only wants to have a child. Andréa promises Letícia that she will get a good lawyer for Renato. Júlia reacts when Coelho says he fired Renato for just cause.

At the pool hall, Patty meets Gabriela and introduces her to Ariel, her father. Diogo is impressed with Patty and thanks Ariel for managing his inheritance for so many years. Letícia is disappointed to realize that Nicolau is interested in Gabriela. Letícia insists that her mother should accept Andréa's help. Andréa and Bruno dance at a nightclub. Júlia laughs hysterically when Chico informs her that they found an account belonging to Renato with over R$ 2 million.

Chico assures that the police have proof. Júlia becomes completely distraught. Renato despairs upon learning he was fired. Fernanda agrees to defend Renato. Ariel asks Bárbara to hire Júlia Moreno. Júlia finds the job offer strange. Bruno gives Selma a diamond ring; Andréa compliments her mysterious boyfriend's gift. Diogo blocks Andréa's car and insists on talking to her.

Andréa threatens to call the police. Diogo kneels in front of Andréa's car. Then, he takes her to his boat and promises to love her for the rest of his life. Andréa tells Bruno she's going to sleep at Marlene's house, and he stays with Selma. Andréa is shocked to see her photos on the boat and assures Diogo that there's nothing left between them. Andréa arrives home crying, hugs her husband, and tells him she spent the night with Diogo.