
No measure of hellfire preaching can quell the boisterous and bawdy passions of Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian burlesque carnival tradition with roots in slavery that takes place in the northeast state of Pernambuco. As the Falstaffian character Tiao, Valmir do Coco leads a nonprofessional cast of authentic Maracatu practitioners in a tale told through dance, music, and the supernatural, set in the sugarcane fields outside Recife.

as Catita

as Darlene

as Pastor

as Tita

as Ítalo

as Madrinha do Maracatu

as Presidente do Maracatu

as Mestre na praça

as Mestre na praça

as Chaveiro Dell

as Pai Nani

as Moto Taxi

as Cabidela

as Neymar