Pedro Paniágua recently arrived in Brazil and faces a daily challenge to survive. He plans to bring his family when he adapts to the new country. When a swallow lands on his house, he is torn between the routine of looking for a job and trying to save the bird. Everywhere he goes, he encounters difficulties that reflect his own condition as an immigrant, but he persists in his promise to save the bird as a mission that proves to be life-changing.