Napoleão Muniz Freire

The story of a civil servant who lives with his elderly mother. Falling in love with a corrupt politician's young and rich daughter, he abandons himself to crazy and violent situations.

Five segments about the hardships faced by people living in slums on hills in Rio de Janeiro.

En "Couro de gato", el pequeño ladrón se prenda del objeto de su deseo, el bello gato blanco de Angora, pero la necesidad se impone y renuncia a la belleza para transformarla en utilidad, o sea, en un tamborín para el carnaval.