Bossa Nova 2000 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 fathers 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 Is he reading too much into the word private 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 Paulos office, but the only one in is Sharon