Antônio Pitanga as Fuleiro

Milton Gonçalves as Luquinha

Wilson Grey as Urso

Grande Otelo as Ruy Zebra

Rodolfo Arena as Português

Jean-Claude Bernardet as Jean-Claude Rouch

Emmanuel Cavalcanti as Cláudio Manuel da Costa

Léa Garcia as Carlota Escrava

Ruth de Souza as Rainha Louca

Marcus Vinícius as Cronista

Vera Regina as Dona Maria

David Drew Zingg as American crew member

Ruy Polanah as Tomás Aquino Gonzaga

Tamara Taxman as

Ney Santanna as American crew member

Lutero Luiz as Silvério

Célia Maracajá as Marília

Mano Décio da Viola as

Cléa Simões as Inácia

Procópio Mariano as Gordo

Antonio Carnera as Índio

Luiz Carlos Cavalcanti as Almofadinha

Jesus Chediak as Tiradentes

Regina Linhares as Eugênia

Roberto Ananias as Luiz Velho

Jorge Coutinho as Alvarenga Peixoto

Alzira Power as Cora

Adalberto Nunes as Luiz Vaz

Adalberto Silva as Coronel

Paulão as Luiz Maciel

Miguelão as Capitão-do-mato

José Marinho as Padre Vieira

Francisco Santos as Cowboy

Peter Mix Damasceno as Americano

Ana Maria Nascimento e Silva as American crew member

Irene Hatari as Senegalese woman

Severino Dadá as Police

Luiza Barreto Leite as Americana