Luísa
Jorge
Ernesto Ledesma
Ernestinho
Basílio
Aunt Vitória
Councillor Acácio
Juliana, the maid
Joana, the cook
Sebastião
Leopoldina
Banker Castro
Dona Felicidade de Noronha
Julião, the physician
Viscount Reinaldo
Luísa has been married to Jorge for three years. He is about to leave on a mission to the Alentejo when she finds out about the arrival of his cousin Basilio after a long stay in Brazil, where he seems to have made a fortune.
