Overview

The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and outlaws movement. Interspersed with testimonials, authentic sequences of films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abraham, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous band of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the "Lampião".

Top Cast

Paulo Gil Soares

Narrator

Z

Zé Rufino

Self

B

Benício Alves dos Santos

Self

Â

Ângelo Roque da Costa

Self

D

Dadá

Self