Adrift and desperately needing money to pay for his ailing adoptive father's care, Ubaldo, a bank clerk who's unable to remember his childhood, receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. He goes to Cratará, in the heart of the northwest desert, where he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical cangaceiro.

Allan Souza Lima
Ubaldo

Alice Carvalho
Dinorah

Thainá Duarte
Dilvânia

Marcélia Cartaxo
Zeza (Syzélia)

Hermila Guedes
Leinneane

Bruno Bellarmino
Gastão

Ricardo Blat
Ernesto

Enio Cavalcante
Jeremias
Adélio Lima
Sabiá
After Ernesto's death, the siblings Ubaldo, Dinorah, and Dilvânia face a brutal war against the Maleiros, who want to dominate Cratará. Amid daring raids, treacherous political alliances, and devastating losses, the Vaqueiros fight to protect their land and their people. At the violence's peak, the family discovers that survival may require sacrifices that could change their lives forever.