Composer Gilberto Gil accompanies filmmaker Andrucha Waddington to the Northeast of Brazil. Among the rural communities in the region, Gil and Waddignton participate in the Catholic celebration of Saint John's Day with music and dance. Waddington also analyzes the suffering of the population trying to survive through agriculture in difficult terrain.
Andrucha Waddington
Director

Gilberto Gil
Self

Dominguinhos
Self
Sivuca
Self
Glorinha Gadelha
Self

Marinês
Self

Luiz Gonzaga
Self (archive footage)
Targino Gondim
Self
Flávio Baião
Self

Alceu Valença
Self
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