
At the end of the 19th century, a poor family comes to the rural Canudos, a community led by Antônio Conselheiro, seen by many as a holy prophet. Their ways bother the powerful people of the region, and the newly founded Republic sends their army to destroy the settlement, which culminates in one of the bloodiest wars in the history of Brazil.

as Luíza

as Penha

as Zé Lucena

as Antônio Conselheiro

as General Arthur Oscar de Andrade Guimarães

as Tenente Luís da Gama

as Cel. Antônio Moreira César

as Pedro Martins

as Arimateia

as Tereza

as Toinho

as Pajeú

as João Abade

as Vilanova

as Cel. Tamarindo

as Beatinho

as Margot

as Solano

as Firmino

as Antônio

as Rocha

as Haroldo

as Retirante

as Jagunço

as Cel. do Reforço

as Onofre

as Barão

as Quirino

as Tupi

as Fiscal

as Telex

as Major Matos

as Fazendeiro

as Geraldo

as Cafetina