The movie depicts the political crisis that led to the suicide of president Getúlio Vargas, in the 19 days that preceded August 24, 1954. The crisis began with the attempted assassination of journalist and politician Carlos Lacerda in August 5, 1954, at rua Toneleros, Rio de Janeiro, in which Major Vaz was assassinated instead. Investigations pointed to Gregório Fortunato, chief of Vargas' personal guard, as the orderer of the frustrated assassination. This incident was one of the most importants in the history of Brazil.
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Tony Ramos as Getúlio Vargas
Drica Moraes as Alzira Vargas
Alexandre Borges as Carlos Lacerda
Adriano Garib as General Zenóbio da Costa
Fernando Luís as Benjamin Vargas
Leonardo Medeiros as General Caiado de Castro
Alexandre Nero as Coronel Scaffa
José Raposo as Ministro Nero Moura
Michel Bercovitch as Tancredo Neves
Marcelo Médici as Lutero Vargas
Murilo Grossi as Major Fitipaldi
Jackson Antunes as Café Filho
Paulo Giardini as Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes
Thiago Justino as Gregório Fortunato
Murilo Elbas as Mordomo
Gillray Coutinho as Almirante Renato Gilhobel
Isaac Bernat as Novo Ministro da Aeronáutica
Juan Martyn as Climério
Fernando Eiras as Maciel Filho
Clarisse Abujamra as Darcy Vargas
Silvio Matos as General Carneiro de Menezes
Daniel Dantas as Deputado Afonso Arinos
Cláudio Tovar as Deputado Gustavo Capanema
AC Costa as Alcino
Luciano Chirolli as General de oposição
Álvaro Diniz as Taxista Nelson
Paulo Japyassu as João Valente
Caco Baresi as Investigador
A. B. M. de Aguiar as Soares
Clóvis Gonçalves as Ministro 1
Douglas Cantudo as Major Rubens Vaz
Breno de Filippo as Militar 2
Ana Karina Zimmer as Secretária do Palácio
Aldo Tinoco as Funcionário do Palácio
Marcelo Carvalho as Funcionário do Palácio
Marcelo Corado as Funcionário do Palácio
Paulo Sérgio Souza as Funcionário do Palácio
Victor Rocha as Funcionário do Palácio
José Landy as Repórter
Luiz Vidal as Repórter
Deivid Bertollo as Repórter
Rubens Tyrrell as Repórter
Nicolas Freitas as Sergio Lacerda
Nilo Silveira as General Souza Vieira
Marília Lopes as Esposa Rubens Vaz
João Paulo Barros as Soldado
Márcio Haley Cortes as Stand in Tony Ramos
Márcio Caldas as Dublês
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