Carlos Diegues helms this unusual international import, a fantasy-laden follow-up to his 1978 film Xica da Silva that tracks a small band of traveling performers as they make their way through the jungles of Brazil in an open-air caravan. The film's odd cast of characters includes a young accordion player and his pregnant wife (Fábio Júnior and Zaira Zambelli), a slinky dancer (Betty Faria) and a fire-breathing deaf-mute (Príncipe Nabor).