Movies: Roberto Ferreira

Zé is a very poor man whose most prized possession is his donkey. When his donkey falls terminally ill, Zé makes a promise to Saint Bárbara: If his donkey recovers, he will carry a cross - like Jesus - all the way from his city to Saint Bárbara's chu...

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Life and death of the jesuit who fought for the peaceful relationship between colonists and the indigenous peoples of Brazil....

The story of how D. Pedro I proclaimed the Brazilian independence on September 7th, 1822, and rose from prince of Portugal to first emperor of Brazil....

A gunman is hired to kill a corrupt politician. However, the agreement is canceled. Despite being a hired killer, the man takes his job seriously and prefers to go to the end....

Father Simão Bacamarte arrives in the small town of Serafim to investigate a certain phenomenon of madness....

On the day of Pedro Boiadeiro's wedding, a band of cangaceiros who survived the Angicos massacre invade his home, then proceed to beat him up, and abuse and murder his wife. Pedro sets out to get revenge on each one....

In a fishing village, animosity grows between father and son, when the latter starts to desire his lover. In the midst of the tension, a co-worker dies and another teases about the dilemma....

After the proclamation of the Republic, a group of fanatics in the sertão dreamed of and fought for the restoration of the Monarchy. At that bloody time, Fabiano, a quiet boy, becomes a cangaceiro and is attacked by the police. Although wounded, he ...

A poor community in Salvador organizes a resistance against the destruction of the Água de Meninos street market....

An anthology divided in three segments, helmed by three of the most important Brazilian directors of the 20th century. A mother becomes involved with black magic and offers a virgin woman to the Devil in exchange for curing the illness of her only so...

The story of how a quarrel between families set poor farmer Virgulino Ferreira da Silva on the path to become Lampião, the greatest leader of the cangaceiros - bandits who roamed the Northeast of Brazil until the late 1930s....

A pastor and a priest compete for the religious leadership of the population of a small town. When the pastor tries to prevent his sister's involvement with the sacristan, he accidentally starts the rumor that the church houses a miraculous statue of...

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Unable to endure the idea that he would go without punishment, a criminal's victim chases him the length and breadth of Brazil for a showdown....

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Romantic biography of Maria Bonita, daughter of a poor farmer who was kidnapped by Lampião and became his lover....

After robbing and massacring a village, the head of a gang of bandits, Captain Jagunço, kidnaps Flô, Mayor Cisso's wife and tortures her....

Bums find $15,000 in trash, but the money belonged to criminals....

The naive sailor Ron arrives in Bahia to visit the famous Água dos Meninos street market. There, however, he is passed behind by the prostitute Maria, lover of the bandit Chico Diabo, who stabs him. He, however, can't forget her....