Seminário dos Ratos is a fantastic tale, but extremely current, brings political references of the Coup of 1932, of the period of Military Dictatorship, Nazism, among other topics as current now as at the time it was written.

At the climax of the narrative, the only character who survives the rat cloud attack remains trapped inside his refrigerator, having to put on the tip of his tie to leave the door ajar and be able to breath.