In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.

Genres

Cast

Milton Ribeiro

Capitão Galdino Ferreira

Alberto Ruschel

Teodoro

Marisa Prado

Olívia

Vanja Orico

Maria Clódia

Adoniran Barbosa

Mané Mole

Nieta Junqueira

Woman in tears