- Rodrigo S.M.: the narrator, writer
- Macabéa: regular girl from the Northeast that gets hit by a car
- Olímpico: metal worker that puts metal rods on conveyor belts, dates Macabéa and cheats on her with Glória
- Glória: works with Macabéa, dates Olímpico, suggests Macabéa should go to fortune teller
- Madame Carlota: fortune teller Macabéa goes to preceding her death
- Doctor: indifferent towards his patients, does not care about his job, money-oriented
- Guy in Mercedes: murderer
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