Cangaço Novo (2023–present)

TV ShowOn airDrama, Crime2 seasons, 15 episodes
Cangaço Novo posterReview score: 76%

Plot

Adrift and desperately needing money to pay for his ailing adoptive father's care, Ubaldo, a bank clerk who's unable to remember his childhood, receives an inheritance that will change his destiny for good. He goes to Cratará, in the heart of the northwest desert, where he'll become the leader of a pack of ruthless bandits, fulfilling the legacy of his biological father - a mythical cangaceiro.

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  1. 01Cangaço Novo S02E01The Hunting Season Is OpenS02E01 · 10.0Ernesto's funeral unites the Vaqueiros in grief and rage. Searching for those responsible for his death, Ubaldo and Dinorah confront the Maleiros, while Zeza tries to prevent further deaths. Dinorah leads a new heist to settle the land debt. The surprising election results declare war between the Maleiros, Leites, and Vaqueiros. Hunting season is open.
  2. 02Cangaço Novo S02E02No One Rules AloneS02E02 · 10.0Ubaldo transforms grief into struggle. To prevent Cratará from being torn apart by politicians and businessmen, Leinneane proposes an agreement on essential public services. It's Dilvânia's action, guided by faith, that makes the deal viable and puts the Vaqueiro family in the power game. The gang must carry out a new heist to meet their new commitments.
  3. 03Cangaço Novo S02E03Crazy Finds CompanyS02E03 · 10.0A risky heist leads to a chaotic and deadly division of spoils. The gang is now a partner in a company that provides essential services to the city. A water crisis hits Cratará, destroying campaign promises and causing hatred among allies. Faced with instability among the powers, Ubaldo and Dinorah, now businesspeople, make a bold offer to an old enemy.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2023Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Cangaço Novo S01E01The Weight of the InheritanceAugust 17, 2023 5.5Ubaldo, an ex-military man who now works at a bank in São Paulo, heads northeast after inheriting land from the biological father he never k
  2. S01E02Cangaço Novo S01E02A Promise is a PromiseAugust 17, 2023 7.8With Jeremías injured, the gang improvises an escape and seeks refuge in a farmer's house. Dinorah fights off one of the bandits after he at
  3. S01E03Cangaço Novo S01E03My Name is Ubaldo VaqueiroAugust 17, 2023 7.8The gang prepares for the next heist. Ubaldo is reunited with a childhood friend, Leinneane, whose husband is running for mayor. Tensions ri
  4. S01E04Cangaço Novo S01E04The Price of InheritanceAugust 17, 2023 7.8While Ubaldo works to turn the gang into professionals, Dinorah makes an offer of 1 million reais to prevent the bank from auctioning off he
  5. S01E05Cangaço Novo S01E05Living is DangerousAugust 17, 2023 5.7After a successful heist, Ubaldo brings his recently recovered father Ernesto from São Paulo to Cratará. Meanwhile, Dinorah plans to take re
  6. S01E06Cangaço Novo S01E06Politics is EverythingAugust 17, 2023 7.8Leinneane's husband and his family, political opponents of Gastão, are accused of crimes against him. Worried about his son's dangerous new
  7. S01E07Cangaço Novo S01E07My WayAugust 24, 2023 8.0Ubaldo and Dinorah rob only half a bank to support Paulino Leite's campaign. To save his son from a life of crime, Ernesto blows up Ubaldo's
  8. S01E08Cangaço Novo S01E08Season's bestCrime Never PaysAugust 31, 2023 8.2Ubaldo's gang is surprised by Ameaço and his followers, leading to a shootout that kills men on both sides. Gastão's fanatics set out to des

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode7Episodes2026Aired 10.0Season avg
  1. S02E01Cangaço Novo S02E01Season's bestThe Hunting Season Is OpenApril 24, 2026 10.0Ernesto's funeral unites the Vaqueiros in grief and rage. Searching for those responsible for his death, Ubaldo and Dinorah confront the Mal
  2. S02E02Cangaço Novo S02E02No One Rules AloneApril 24, 2026 10.0Ubaldo transforms grief into struggle. To prevent Cratará from being torn apart by politicians and businessmen, Leinneane proposes an agreem
  3. S02E03Cangaço Novo S02E03Crazy Finds CompanyApril 24, 2026 10.0A risky heist leads to a chaotic and deadly division of spoils. The gang is now a partner in a company that provides essential services to t
  4. S02E04Cangaço Novo S02E04We Are the SameApril 24, 2026 10.0With an astronomical debt, Ubaldo and Dinorah begin planning the biggest heist of all time. Gastão puts his territorial expansion plan into
  5. S02E05Cangaço Novo S02E05The Third BladeApril 24, 2026—Ubaldo is pressured by the new gang to carry out the grand heist, but with Dinorah incapacitated, he refuses and his leadership is threatene
  6. S02E06Cangaço Novo S02E06The Greatest Heist of All TimeApril 24, 2026 10.0Ubaldo and Dinorah's gang dominate an entire city in the biggest heist of all time. Ubaldo and Leinneane surrender to love, while Paulino an
  7. S02E07Cangaço Novo S02E07Who Don't Fight, CrawlApril 24, 2026 10.0The Vaqueiros' destiny is sealed in a bloody battle to defend the arraial. An irreparable loss will shake all certainties. Ubaldo, Dinorah,

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Castfull cast & details

Allan Souza LimaAllan Souza LimaUbaldoAlice CarvalhoAlice CarvalhoDinorahBruno BellarminoBruno BellarminoGastãoThainá DuarteThainá DuarteDivâniaMarcélia CartaxoMarcélia CartaxoZezaHermila GuedesHermila GuedesLeillaneLucas CarvalhoLucas CarvalhoAlfredinhoHeraldo de DeusHeraldo de DeusBoto Fé

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