The Daughter of the Lawyer(1926)
In Recife, Dr. Paulo is an important lawyer that has a daughter, HeloĂsa, with his paramour and living in the country. A few days before traveling to Europe, Dr. Paulo asks to a close friend to bring HeloĂsa to Recife. Meanwhile, his bohemian and irresponsible son HelvĂ©cio meets HeloĂsa, and without knowing that she is his sister, he tries to rape her, and she kills him. HeloĂsa is arrested and goes to trial without any evidence to prove that she self-defended her honor.