Dora (Fernanda Montenegro) once worked as a teacher, but now she earns a small amount of money in Rio de Janeiro by writing letters for people who can’t read or write. She barely notices a woman and her son until something terrible happens to them, and then the young Josué (Vinícius de Oliviera) asks her to compose another letter – he's still unsure whether she actually sent the first one! This new letter is addresse…