
In the favelas of Rio de Janeiro of the 1930s, João Francisco dos Santos is several things — son of slaves, ex-convict, thug, homosexual and adopted father for a number of pariahs. João expresses himself on the stage of a cabaret as Madame Satã.

Lázaro Ramos
João Francisco dos Santos / Madame Satã

Marcélia Cartaxo
Laurita

Flávio Bauraqui
Tabu

Renata Sorrah
Vitória dos Anjos
Fellipe Marques
Renatinho

Emiliano Queiroz
Amador

Gero Camilo
Preso

Floriano Peixoto
Gregório

Eduardo Coutinho
Juiz

Ricardo Blat
José

Karine Teles
ruiva na janela

Orã Figueiredo
policial

Three Months
Three Months

D.E.B.S.
D.E.B.S.

Transamerica
Transamerica

Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos

Irreversible
Irreversible

Volcánica
Volcánica

The Tomboy
The Tomboy

My Days of Mercy
My Days of Mercy

Return to the End
Return to the End

Mrs. Doubtfire
Mrs. Doubtfire

Crash
Crash

Brother of Sleep
Brother of Sleep