Born a fully grown black man in a village in the Brazilian jungle, Macunaíma later magically transforms into a white man before making an adventure-filled trip to the city of São Paulo. Once there, he becomes something of a dandy, falling in love with Ci, a revolutionary who dies in an accidental bombing. After robbing a ruthless industrialist, Macunaima returns to his village where he finds his newly acquired knowledge and possessions of little use.
Black Macunaíma / Macunaíma's son
White Macunaíma / Macunaíma's mother
Venceslau Pietro Pietra
Jiguê
Ci
Maanape
Sofara
Iriqui
Caipora
Thin woman
Fat woman
Venceslau's wife
Venceslau's maid
Man with duck
Bum
Iara
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