João Grilo is a backwoodsman who tries to get along at the expense of the powerful in the city, who pretend to be respectful of morals and good customs and hide their sins. But when a band of cangaceiros attacks the small town, everyone has to settle accounts with God and the Devil.
Roberto is a successful businessman. Persecuted by the police, he will have a dilemma: give a secret or keep on running.
The film follows two men living in a Rio de Janeiro slum: a black shoe-shiner and a white mill worker.
