Sargeant Claudio
After a violent civil war, D. Miguel, the last Portuguese absolutist king, is defeated by the liberals, led by his brother D. Pedro. In 1834 D. Miguel left for exile. His supporters don't give up on returning him to the throne. Willing to do anything they even try to use the slaves of the colonies. A mysterious emissary is sent to Cape Verde to prepare an uprising. But other reasons were behind his visit to the archipelago ....
Nopumoceno, the most successful businessman in the Cabo Verde archipelogo, is an ambitious, clever opportunist, known during his lifetime as "eternity single". However, he is then discovered by his illegitimate daughter to have gotten his fortune and his women in unorthodox and incredible ways
Trabalhador
Men work in a quarry on the edge of a hill where a slum is located, of which they are residents. The slope is blown up, advancing to the land near the shacks. Slum dwellers are warned that new explosions can cause damage. The community decides to place itself on the slope, preventing another explosion; without attitude, the foreman gives up on blowing up the hill.
(segments "Couro de Gato" and "Pedreira de São Diogo")
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.
