

A few weeks before Carnival, slum boys organize huntings for stray cats, whose leather can be used in Samba percussion instruments, like the Tamborim, a small drum.
Paulinho
Boy
Lead
Riva Nimitz
Rich Lady

Henrique César
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Milton Gonçalves
Black Man Working

Francisco de Assis
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Napoleão Muniz Freire
Man Who Liberates Cats from Sack

Cláudio Corrêa e Castro
Fat Man Eating Lunch
Aylton
Boy (uncredited)
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