The friendship between Jorge Amado, Dorival Caymmi, and Carybé, artists who were largely responsible for creating an image of the culture of Bahia that persists to this day, and who believed that the strength of their work lay in documenting what they saw on the streets.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jorge AmadoSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Dorival CaymmiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 CarybéSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| CCamafeu de OxóssiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Mãe Stella de OxóssiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Zélia GattaiSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| DDona ToninhaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Gilberto GilSelf | Self |
 Muniz SodréSelf | Self |
| JJoão JorgeSelf | Self |
 Lázaro RamosSelf / Narrator | Self / Narrator |
| AArlete SoaresSelf | Self |
| BBalbino Daniel de Paula (Pai Balbino)Self | Self |
| GGildeci LeiteSelf | Self |
| MMaria Lúcia de Santana NevesSelf | Self |
 Ayrson HeráclitoSelf | Self |
 Goli Almerinda de Sales GuerreiroSelf | Self |
 Itamar Vieira JúniorSelf | Self |
 Tiganá SantanaSelf | Self |
 Danilo CaymmiSelf | Self |
 Dori CaymmiSelf | Self |
 Paloma AmadoSelf | Self |
| SSolange BernabóSelf | Self |
 Carmen MirandaSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
| MMãe Menininha do GantoisSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |