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

Mané Mole

Woman in tears
January 20, 1953

Capitão Galdino Ferreira

Teodoro

Olívia

Maria Clódia

Mané Mole

Woman in tears

