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.
Capitão Galdino Ferreira
Teodoro
Olívia
Maria Clódia
Ze, the singing outlaw
Mané Mole
Tortured bandit
Woman in tears
