The town of Vila Velha is put under a reign of terror by a powerful colonel nicknamed "The Devil", who influences local politicians and hires gunslingers to shoot down those who stand up to him.
El soldado francés Adrien Dufourquet está a punto de pasar una semana de permiso más ajetreada de lo esperable. Mientras se dirige a París para visitar a su novia, se produce el robo de una estatuilla de origen amazónico en el Museo del Hombre de la capital. Los ladrones se llevan, además, al profesor Chatillón, miembro de la expedición que halló el objeto, y a su novia. Cuando Adrien aterriza en París tiene que seguir el rastro de los secuestradores hasta Río, Brasilia y el corazón del Amazonas.
In the time of the "cangaceiros" in the badlands of the Northeast of Brazil, the cruel Captain Galdino Ferreira and his band abduct the schoolteacher Olívia, expecting to receive a ransom for her. However, one of his men, Teodoro, falls in love and flees with her through the arid backcountry chased by the brigands.
A woman marries a gambler, thinking she could straighten him up, but he loses all their assets, even their own house, and tries to commit suicide. But one of the winners falls for his stepdaughter, and this could change the situation.
