Caingangue

"Caingangue" is a Brazilian western ("feijoada" western) that takes place in Mato Grosso (deep into the Brazilian hinterland), in modern times.

The story is a staple of the classic western. A big landowner with the aid of hired gunmen is terrorizing and killing the small landowners. He wants all the land for himself. Out of nowhere comes a mysterious rider – he keeps himself to himself but he'll end up fighting for the small landowners. He's called Caingangue.

Something that enhances the film is the gorgeous landscape of Mato Grosso (sunsets, blue skies, wide plains, forest, river...) and the beautiful soundtrack featuring music from the borderland of Brazil and Paraguay. In short, the landscape and the musical score give the film an almost epic scope. The landscape is so breathtaking that it seems to swallow the men in its beauty.

I think that "Caingangue" suffered some influence from the American westerns (most of the Brazilian westerns were influenced by the Italian westerns), but it has its own personality and it features some scenes that the classic American westerns would never show.

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