João Di Sordi

In Bahia, in the late '60s, the alienated college student Lula spends his time protesting in the university, but without political orientation, wandering on the streets, smoking grass, trying to be an actor and having sex. Meanwhile, a common young man stalks women on the streets trying to have intercourse with them.

In rural Brazil, villagers battle wealthy land barons for the sake of their own survival.

Zé es un pobre hombre que vive en una región rural de Brasil y que únicamente tiene a su burro. Cuando éste enferma, Zé reza por su recuperación y promete a Dios que irá a la capital del estado si se recupera.