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The central figure of this novel is Leonardo, the rejected son of Leonardo Pataca and Maria da Hortaliça, raised by his godparents - a midwife and a barber. The narrator, who frequently interrupts the narrative to comment on the actions of the characters, focuses on the hectic life of Leonardo, his affairs with the mulatto Vidinha, his courtship with Luisinha and his plans to escape the persecutions of the severe Major Vidigal.