The origins of "cangaço", armed brigands in the Northeast between 1935 and 1939, interviews with some survivors of the fighting, police and outlaws movement. Interspersed with testimonials, authentic sequences of films made in 1936 by Benjamin Abraham, an Arab peddler who managed to film the famous band of Virgulino Ferreira da Silva, the "Lampião".
Unfortunately the movie Memória do Cangaço is not yet available on HBO Max.
Directing | Therezinha Muniz | Assistant Director |
Camera | Affonso Beato | Director of Photography |
Production | Edgardo Pallero | Executive Producer |
Editing | João Ramiro Mello | Editor |
Directing | Paulo Gil Soares | Director |
Production | Thomaz Farkas | Producer |