João Felicio dos Santos

Palmares is a 17th-century quilombo, a settlement of escaped slaves in northeast Brazil. In 1650, plantation slaves revolt and head for the mountains where they find others led by the aged seer, Acotirene. She anoints one who becomes Ganga Zumba, a legendary king... (imdb)

The romanced story of Xica da Silva, a slave that used her "feminine attributes" in order to get power. (imdb)

The life of a runaway slave who founded the Quilombo dos Palmares, an outlaw community of Brazilian slaves. (imdb)

Rio de Janeiro crooks rove about, performing petty tricks to survive, and get involved with a woman who steals cars. (imdb)