Release Date

06 Apr, 2012

Runtime

00:25: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

4/1

Synopsis

The 1940s. Three young brothers decide to embark on a great adventure. Orlando (27), Cláudio (25), and Leonardo (23)—the Villas-Bôas brothers—enlist in the Roncador-Xingu Expedition and set out on a pioneering mission across Central Brazil. Their saga begins with the crossing of the Rio das Mortes; they soon take charge of the endeavor, becoming deeply involved in defending Indigenous peoples and their diverse cultures, while documenting everything in a journal titled *A Marcha para o Oeste* (The March to the West).

Original Title

Xingu: A Saga dos Irmãos Villas-Boas

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Minisseries

06 Apr, 2012

Xingu is a 2011 Brazilian film directed by Cao Hamburger and written by him, Elena Soárez, and Anna Muylaert. A four-episode television adaptation was broadcast by Rede Globo between December 25 and 28, 2012.

Created By

Andrea Barata Ribeiro

Fernando Meirelles

Bel Berlinck

Actors

João Miguel

Felipe Camargo

Caio Blat

Maria Flor

Crew

Beto Villares

Adriano Goldman

Cao Hamburger