In search of a better life, Luzia leaves the Northeast of Brazil and goes to Rio de Janeiro, looking for her fiance who went first to pave their way. Alone in the Marvelous City, she is forced to accept the friendship and protection of Calunga and, later, the company of Inácio.
Cast
Leonardo Villar
Jasão
Antônio Pitanga
Calunga
Joel Barcellos
Inacio
Anecy Rocha
Luzia
Zé Keti
Compositor
Maria Lúcia Dahl
Mulher
José Cruz
Pivete
Jofre Soares
Lourival
Hugo Carvana
Pereba
Francisco Santos
Detetive
Luiz Carlos Maciel
Marido
Olívia Pineschi
Odalisca
Arnaldo Jabor
Unknown
David Drew Zingg
Unknown
Sérgio Bernardes Filho
Unknown
Gustavo Dahl
Unknown
David Neves
Unknown
Luiza Maranhão
Unknown
Crew
Carlos Diegues
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Leopoldo Serran
Screenplay
Gustavo Dahl
Editor
Fernando Duarte
Director of Photography
Dib Lutfi
Director of Photography
Antônio Calmon
Assistant Director
Zelito Viana
Producer
Luiz Carlos Barreto
Producer
Glauber Rocha
Producer
Zé Keti
Original Music Composer
Moacir Santos
Music Director
