Mary Ann Simpson es una ex aereomoza norteamericana que vive en Río de Janeiro desde la muerte de su marido y trabaja como profesora de inglés. Dos alumnos, un abogado y un jugador de fútbol de la selección brasileña, se enamoran de ella, a partir de la relación que establecen, llena de equívocos lingüísticos y culturales.
Basado en el relato A Senhorita Simpson, de Sérgio Santanna.
Rio lawyer Pedro Paulo is recently separated from his travel agent wife Tania. His office has taken on an energetic new intern, Sharon. Pedro Paulo is working on a divorce case - his own father's. Mary Ann is an English language teacher living in Rio. Her friend Nadine has been having an Internet romance with Gary, a SoHo artist. Nadine decides to visit Gary in New York; she books her flight through Tania. Soccer star Acacio is going to play for a team in England. He has been taking private lessons with Mary Ann. Pedro Paulo catches a glimpse of Mary Ann and decides he should study English again. Acacio needs some legal help with his new contract. He goes to Pedro Paulo's office, but the only one in is Sharon...