로데오에서 투우를 돌보며 사는 일마르에게, 무용수 갈레가와 그녀의 두 아들은 가족이나 다름없다. 브라질에서 섬유산업 붐이 일어나자 일마르 일행은 패션업계 진출을 도모한다.

Iremar is part of a rodeo troupe that tours the Brazilian northeast. His task is to send bulls into the arena. Intensely exciting physical scenes alternate with contemplative episodes that sketch a painterly portrait of the members of the troupe. Sublime images, which alternate with a less idyllic reality: the hard work amidst the cows. Jointly they form a fabulous choreography, against the background of a rapidly changing society.