José Fernandes

After a heavy rain storm, several vehicles get stuck on a muddy road. Soon hunger and fatigue change people's manners, making them behave in a very noncivilized way.

The path of Paraguayan immigrants who drive to Asuncion and then arrive in São Paulo. They are rural workers, musicians, vendors and underemployed people. Two parallel worlds: the Guarani culture and the Brazilian adventure in São Paulo juxtaposed with Paraguayan songs and the Guarani language, spoken by the main characters.

A countryman kills his father and heads for the big city. On his way, he meets the most bizarre and allegorical types: a robber, a drag queen who thinks he's Carmen Miranda, a black king, a fallen black angel, a priest, two whores, a pregnant cowboy, among others.

A teacher's stepson performs brutal killings when possessed by a spirit who's been near him, since a satanic ceremony performed during his childhood.

Lampião becomes the target of relentless persecution after the kidnapping of a foreigner. Alongside Maria Bonita, he faces challenges and persecution in the last months of his life in the cangaço.