The Capibaribe is an intermittent river, sometimes it hides and, who knows, sleeps. Alluvium in the dry season, its bed made of sand, gravel and mud. When the rain comes, the river reclaims its space. This dance calls the rain.   

We hear words and verses by João Cabral interpreted by Lirinha. The two protagonists of the poem are presented: the River and its streams.

The main movement of the dancers.

The sugar cane field and its cane cutters. The theme is in the final of Landscape II, as in the verse “se a moenda lhe mastiga o braço” (“if the mill chews his arm”).

The Capibaribe appears “as a dog/ humble and thick”, verses at the start of Landscape II. The concept of “thick”, fundamental in the poem, is used in the performance. The first heron appears, a white bird that does not mix with the other beings in the river.       

“Where the skin/starts from the mud/ where man starts/ in that man”. The bodies express João Cabral’s verses and the peculiar nature of the mangrove, a very rich ecosystem. The “coco” enters, a Pernambuco rhythm, which interprets the meeting of the river and the sea, narrated in “Fábula”.

Three dancers represent the grace and beauty of the region. And also the elite that take nutrition from the Capibaribe, but turn their backs on poverty.      

The stilts in the river, iconic image of Recife’s favelas, are in the film and also on the boxes moved by the dancers. The huge crab makes its last appearance. Resistant, stubborn, it will not abandon its habitat.