Ubaldo receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. In the heart of the northeast desert, he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical "Cangaceiro".
The plot takes place between 1968 and 2012 and is divided into four phases, which cover the youth, maturity and old age of the characters. Over the decades, they share love, betrayals, sorrows, joys, manias, madness and frustrations.