Paco和Tonho是居住在纽约的巴西非法移民,害羞的Tonho梦想成功但又同时想念在巴西的家人,后来被移民局抓到了,他要被遣返回去。Paco是一个说唱歌手兼演员,除了对他自己的事野外对任何事都不关心,一心梦想着唱片能冲进排行榜前10名。本片展示了这两个人在希望艰难中的徘徊与挣扎……Paco and Tonho are illegal Brazilian immigrants in New York. Shy Tonho dreams of being successful, but misses his family and Brazil. Pursued by Immigration Service and later arrested, he is about to be deported. Paco, a rapper and performer, indifferent to all except her career, dreams of hitting the top ten chart. The film shows the relationship of the couple in love mid hope, difficulties, and misencounters in a beautiful and violent metropolis.