Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.
| Directing | Suzana Amaral | Director |
| Writing | Suzana Amaral | Writer |
| Writing | Alfredo Oroz | Writer |
| Production | Assunção Hernandes | Producer |
| Writing | Clarice Lispector | Original Story |
| Editing | Idê Lacreta | Editor |
| Art | Clovis Bueno | Production Design |
| Camera | Edgar Moura | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Marcus Vinicius | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tide Borges | Sound Recordist |
