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Roque Santeiro: Season 1

209 episodes Premiered Jun 24, 1985 Updated Jul 23, 2026

Roque Santeiro is a television series set in the town of Asa Branca in the Brazilian Northeast. The series is a soap, comedy, and drama. The story takes place in a small poor town where Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint, supposedly having been killed but later reappearing.

Season overview

Roque Santeiro is a television series set in the town of Asa Branca in the Brazilian Northeast. The series is a soap, comedy, and drama. The story takes place in a small poor town where Roque Santeiro is worshiped as a saint, supposedly having been killed but later reappearing.

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Episodes

S1·E1

Chapter 1

Jun 24, 1985 · 46 min

Asa Branca is getting a statue of Roque Santeiro seventeen years after the hero saved the city. Dona Mocinha complains that the statue doesn't resemble Roque, her ex-fiancé.

S1·E2

Chapter 2

Jun 25, 1985 · 41 min

Gerson gets angry at Roque's widow's attitude and tries to file a complaint against her with the police. Mocinha tells Dona Pombinha that she will never marry and will die single.

S1·E3

Chapter 3 (Part 1)

Jun 26, 1985 · 37 min

Pombinha and Mocinha confront Matilde about the opening of the nightclub, but the dancers stand up to them. Sinhozinho Malta visits the widow Porcina, but she pretends to be ill.

S1·E4

Chapter 3 (Part 2)

Jun 27, 1985 · 36 min

The film crew meets Roque Santeiro's father and brother. The widow, Porcina, seeks out the film's director to discuss the script.

S1·E5

Chapter 4

Jun 28, 1985 · 39 min

Porcina orders Gerson to remove Mocinha's scene from the script. Mocinha calls Roberto Mathias for a chat and discovers that he will be playing Roque Santeiro in the film.

S1·E6

Chapter 5

Jun 29, 1985 · 43 min

Mocinha tries on her wedding dress. At the unveiling of the statue, Mocinha and Widow Porcina have a heated argument, each saying that the other should not be the one being honored

S1·E7

Chapter 6

Jul 1, 1985 · 46 min

Tânia tells Roberto that she is not attracted to him. A bomb explodes at the Sexus nightclub before its opening. Mocinha goes to Porcina's house for the statue's unveiling party.

S1·E8

Chapter 7

Jul 2, 1985 · 45 min

Sinhozinho Malta tells Tânia that he feels lonely. Astromar says he's in love with Mocinha. Tânia asks the farmhands about the accident that killed her mother.

S1·E9

Chapter 8

Jul 3, 1985 · 37 min

Tânia tells Porcina that she doesn't mind her marrying Sinhozinho Malta, and the two argue. Mocinha tells Zé das Medalhas that she has a relic from Roque Santeiro.

S1·E10

Chapter 9

Jul 4, 1985 · 41 min

Roberto Mathias goes to visit Porcina and the two sleep together. Roberto oversleeps and doesn't show up for the recording. Pombinha sees the dancers from the Sexus nightclub at th

S1·E11

Chapter 10

Jul 5, 1985 · 39 min

Sinhozinho Malta promises to reopen the Sexus nightclub. Roberto Mathias and Porcina go out together. Linda tries to talk to Lulu, Zé das Medalhas' wife, without success. Malta sle

S1·E12

Chapter 11

Jul 6, 1985 · 54 min

Mocinha runs to Roque's statue. Malta's mother-in-law appears and says she's going to live on the farm. Roberto Mathias goes to visit Porcina. Lulu leaves home and goes to Matilde'

S1·E13

Chapter 12

Jul 8, 1985 · 59 min

The nightclub is reopened. Tito is thinking about opening a candle factory in Asa Branca. Pombinha and Mocinha gather the women of Asa Branca to protest against the opening of Sexu

S1·E14

Chapter 13

Jul 9, 1985 · 44 min

Porcina meets Dona Marcelina, the mother of Sinhozinho Malta's ex-wife. Professor Astromar prepares to destroy Roque's statue when he is interrupted by a drunkard.

S1·E15

Chapter 14

Jul 10, 1985 · 39 min

Lulu asks Zé to take her to the nightclub. Matilde receives a mysterious letter. Linda and Gerson go to Sexus. The women of the city gather at the nightclub's door with brooms in t

S1·E16

Chapter 15

Jul 11, 1985 · 37 min

The women prepare to storm the nightclub, but Matilde and the girls fight back. Linda Bastos is hit. Roberto prepares to flee Porcina's house when he sees Malta arriving.

S1·E17

Chapter 16

Jul 12, 1985 · 41 min

Sinhozinho Malta goes to the inn where Roberto Mathias is staying. Porcina sends Mina to the inn with a note telling Roberto not to visit her.

S1·E18

Chapter 17

Jul 13, 1985 · 43 min

Mina makes up an excuse for Sinhozinho Malta, and he tells Matilde that he will have to close the nightclub. The note from the widow Porcina reaches Roberto Mathias, but Matilde in

S1·E19

Chapter 18

Jul 15, 1985 · 40 min

Porcina calls Roberto Mathias. Roberto and Tânia almost kiss. Lulu meets Father Albano and confesses to him. Porcina goes to the inn to look for Roberto.

S1·E20

Chapter 19

Jul 16, 1985 · 44 min

Gerson asks Roberto Mathias to get close to the widow Porcina to keep her away from the filming. One of Porcina's henchmen goes to fetch Roberto, but he says he can't go.

S1·E21

Chapter 20

Jul 17, 1985 · 44 min

Malta threatens Roberto. Porcina returns alone from the farm and goes to watch a recording of Roberto when she is surprised by Malta. Roberto is kidnapped by Porcina's henchmen.

S1·E22

Chapter 21

Jul 18, 1985 · 43 min

Everyone is searching for Roberto, who is taken by the henchmen to Porcina's farm. Tânia goes to find Malta and accuses him of kidnapping Roberto because she suspects they are dati

S1·E23

Chapter 22

Jul 19, 1985 · 43 min

Malta asks Porcina if she is involved in Roberto's disappearance. Gerson declares his love for Linda. Lulu borrows a dress from Linda. Tania goes to pick up Roberto at the inn.

S1·E24

Chapter 23

Jul 20, 1985 · 44 min

Dondinha overhears João Ligeiro saying he's in love with another woman. An old acquaintance goes to the nightclub looking for Matilde. Porcina tells Malta she's going to buy her we

S1·E25

Chapter 24

Jul 22, 1985 · 42 min

Porcina meets Roberto Mathias at the inn. Zé das Medalhas tells Jiló that Mocinha has the original saints made by Roque Santeiro. Tânia looks for Roberto at the boarding house.

S1·E26

Chapter 25

Jul 23, 1985 · 44 min

Roberto tells Sinhozinho Malta that he has nothing to do with Tânia. Malta tells the widow Porcina that he is considering allowing Tânia and Roberto to date. Linda buys Porcina's l

S1·E27

Chapter 26

Jul 24, 1985 · 42 min

Tânia argues with Sinhozinho. The tailor Jura, a friend of Matilde, arrives in town to make the widow Porcina's dress. Tânia declares her love for Roberto. Roque returns to town.

S1·E28

Chapter 27

Jul 25, 1985 · 44 min

Roque looks for a room at Matilde's inn and is surprised by how much Asa Branca has grown. Roque goes to church and, without anyone seeing, leaves the monstrance on the altar.

S1·E29

Chapter 28

Jul 26, 1985 · 38 min

Roque watches the filming of the scene in which he is killed by the gang of the bandit Navalhada. Everyone believes the monstrance descended from heaven. Mocinha faints upon seeing

S1·E30

Chapter 29

Jul 27, 1985 · 44 min

Matilde tells the story of the legend of Roque to Roque himself, without knowing who he is. Roque goes to confess to Father Hipólito.

S1·E31

Chapter 30

Jul 29, 1985 · 41 min

Father Hipólito faints and Roque begs for forgiveness. Father Hipólito discovers the truth about what happened seventeen years earlier, when a razor-wielding attack swept through t

S1·E32

Chapter 31

Jul 30, 1985 · 43 min

Roque and Porcina meet, but Roque makes no mention of knowing her. Alone with Roque, Porcina tells him that Sinhozinho Malta invented the whole story of her marriage to Roque.

S1·E33

Chapter 32

Jul 31, 1985 · 45 min

Roque sleeps at Porcina's house. Sinhozinho Malta, worried, goes home but returns the next day looking for Roque, and Mina informs him that he has left.

S1·E34

Chapter 33

Aug 1, 1985 · 41 min

Roque learns that his father has become a saint. Florindo, Father Hipólito, and Sinhozinho Malta go to Roque to tell him what they have decided about his fate, but they cannot reac

S1·E35

Chapter 34

Aug 2, 1985 · 44 min

Terêncio catches Roberto and Tânia kissing and tells Sinhozinho Malta, who gets upset. Sinhozinho offers Roque money to disappear from Asa Branca.

S1·E36

Chapter 35

Aug 3, 1985 · 45 min

Luizão asks Lulu to let his daughter film the scene where, at eight years old, she had a vision of Roque. When Lulu goes to explain how it all happened, she looks ahead and sees Ro

S1·E37

Chapter 36

Aug 5, 1985 · 40 min

Roque appears in the room and Sinhozinho Malta plays a trick to hide him from Pombinha, intriguing everyone. Malta catches Roberto and Tânia together and orders Terêncio to capture

S1·E38

Chapter 37

Aug 6, 1985 · 43 min

Sinhozinho Malta takes Roberto Mathias to his home, surprising his daughter. Mirna sees the saints in Roque's room and discovers that the guest used to be a saint maker.

S1·E39

Chapter 38

Aug 7, 1985 · 45 min

Porcina, Sinhozinho Malta, and the mayor meet and ask the priest to tell Roque Santeiro to leave Asa Branca and say that this is God's will.

S1·E40

Chapter 39

Aug 8, 1985 · 42 min

Ninon hears the werewolf's howl again. Roque witnesses the end of a pilgrimage by a man who made a promise to Roque Santeiro and carried a cross from Belo Horizonte to Asa Branca.

S1·E41

Chapter 40

Aug 9, 1985 · 40 min

Roque says in front of the mayor and the colonel that he needs to tell the truth and asks the priest for advice, who says he can't help him. Ninon and Rosaly arm themselves to welc

S1·E42

Chapter 41

Aug 10, 1985 · 41 min

Beato Salu doesn't believe Roque and makes a scandal. Sinhozinho Malta acts so that Beato Salu doesn't talk too much to the people of the city and decides to have him hospitalized.

S1·E43

Chapter 42

Aug 12, 1985 · 44 min

Sinhozinho Malta tries to convince Roque that his father will be well treated at the hospital. The police chief questions Flô about Beato Salu's hospitalization. Ninon goes in sear

S1·E44

Chapter 43

Aug 13, 1985 · 47 min

Porcina sees Lulu and Roque talking and gets jealous. Ninon receives an order from the police chief to appear at the station. Gerson kisses Linda, but she slaps him.

S1·E45

Chapter 44

Aug 14, 1985 · 40 min

Porcina refuses to send Roque away from her house. Marcelina reveals to Pombinha her suspicions about her daughter's death. Marilda, Roberto Mathias' wife, arrives in Asa Branca.

S1·E46

Chapter 45

Aug 15, 1985 · 42 min

Matilde visits Beato Salu, discovers that Roque Santeiro has returned, and tells the girls that the nightclub is finally going to close. Roberto tells Tânia that he is married, and

S1·E47

Chapter 46

Aug 16, 1985 · 42 min

Gerson decides to give an initial screening of the film to just a few guests. Matilde tells Sinhozinho Malta that she already knows Roque Santeiro is back, and he tries to deceive

S1·E48

Chapter 47

Aug 17, 1985 · 40 min

Sinhozinho Malta relays the order to reopen the nightclub to Flô. Roque looks for Porcina by the pool. Tânia tells Matilde that they need to talk.

S1·E49

Chapter 48

Aug 19, 1985 · 37 min

Mocinha refuses to accept the reopening of Matilde's nightclub and resigns from her job at the city hall. Lulu confesses to Father Hipólito her desire for a mysterious man. Roque v

S1·E50

Chapter 49

Aug 20, 1985 · 55 min

Upon learning of the nightclub's reopening, Father Hipólito seeks out Matilde. Friar Albano tries to convince Zé das Medalhas to open a daycare center for the children of the femal

S1·E51

Chapter 50

Aug 21, 1985 · 54 min

(The chapter numbering follows that of the original broadcast, without loss of content or continuity.) Marilda leaves a note for Roberto. Zé das Medalhas decides to open the daycar

S1·E52

Chapter 52

Aug 22, 1985 · 37 min

Mocinha recounts seeing a woman shooting at Roberto. Marilda runs away. Malta discovers that Roberto is married.

S1·E53

Chapter 53

Aug 23, 1985 · 41 min

Malta agrees to take Roberto to Rio de Janeiro for surgery. Terêncio tries to poison the holy man Salu, but by mistake, a nurse succeeds, and Salu falls into a coma.

S1·E54

Chapter 54

Aug 24, 1985 · 38 min

Roque goes to the hospital and discovers his father is in a coma. Roque and Porcina sleep together. Roberto undergoes surgery. Tânia suspects Terêncio. Lulu goes to visit Beato Sal

S1·E55

Chapter 55

Aug 26, 1985 · 43 min

Lulu meets Roque and confesses her feelings to him. Jiló tells Zé das Medalhas that he saw Lulu with another man. Tânia visits Porcina and becomes suspicious of Roque's treatment o

S1·E56

Chapter 56

Aug 27, 1985 · 44 min

In Rio de Janeiro, Sinhozinho Malta goes out with a secretary and invites her to his apartment. Ninon is almost attacked by the werewolf when Rosaly arrives and it flees.

S1·E57

Chapter 57

Aug 28, 1985 · 39 min

Zé das Medalhas can't find out who the man is who gave Lulu a ride. At the hospital, Roberto wakes up and is surprised to find Marilda, who forcibly kisses him.

S1·E58

Chapter 58

Aug 29, 1985 · 37 min

Marilda runs away. Tânia asks her father to take Roberto to the farm. Father Hipólito tells the devout women that he wants to disassociate Roque's image from the church, and they a

S1·E59

Chapter 59

Aug 30, 1985 · 37 min

Roque hides and Mocinha is presumed insane. Jiló tells Zé das Medalhas that the man he's looking for lives in the widow Porcina's house. Zé das Medalhas sees Lulu with Roque.

S1·E60

Chapter 60

Aug 31, 1985 · 41 min

Roque is about to reveal himself to Zé das Medalhas when Porcina intervenes and lies about her identity. Marcelina finds documents in her daughter's room that could incriminate Mal

S1·E61

Chapter 61

Sep 2, 1985 · 45 min

Zé looks for Flô, who reminds him of the danger they all face if Roque is discovered. Porcina hugs Roque, says she's very scared, and kisses him.

S1·E62

Chapter 62

Sep 3, 1985 · 39 min

Marcelina fears that Tânia will discover her father's true character. Matilde doesn't recognize Amparito. Sinhozinho Malta is furious when he discovers that Roberto and Tânia are i

S1·E63

Chapter 63

Sep 4, 1985 · 40 min

Marcelina says she is going to Rio to solve some problems and Malta suspects that she has seen some document in her room. Malta orders the death of Salu, this time without fail.

S1·E64

Chapter 64

Sep 5, 1985 · 42 min

Jiló tells Zé das Medalhas that Lulu and Roque were in the hospital together and he decides to buy a revolver. Tito and Linda argue about the factory. Gerson and Linda kiss.

S1·E65

Chapter 65

Sep 6, 1985 · 38 min

Roque and Sinhozinho Malta argue and Porcina intervenes, preventing one of them from committing a crime. Feeling rejected, the children of Zé das Medalhas and Lulu run away from ho

S1·E66

Chapter 66

Sep 7, 1985 · 36 min

Zé das Medalhas discovers that his children are in a shack. Malta and others decide to take justice into their own hands and, at the police station, a mob threatens to lynch the ma

S1·E67

Chapter 67

Sep 9, 1985 · 39 min

Porcina demands that Malta bring Roque back to her house, but he refuses to return. A strange man arrives in Asa Branca and asks Lulu where the Sossego inn is located.

S1·E68

Chapter 68

Sep 10, 1985 · 39 min

Sinhozinho Malta goes to pick up Tânia at the forró dance, but gives up when he sees she's with Roque. Porcina goes to the forró secretly, dances with Roque, and manages to escape

S1·E69

Chapter 69

Sep 11, 1985 · 41 min

Mocinha sees Roque again, faints, and tells Astromar that Roque wants her to be a virgin. Porcina questions Malta about the wedding, and he says that Father Hipólito wouldn't offic

S1·E70

Chapter 70

Sep 12, 1985 · 39 min

Porcina decides to reveal the truth about her fake marriage to Roque to Father Hipólito, under the condition of confession. Sinhozinho Malta discovers that one of his cows has gone

S1·E71

Chapter 71

Sep 13, 1985 · 41 min

Father Hipólito tells Roque and Porcina that he will only officiate at Porcina's wedding to Sinhozinho Malta if they reveal the truth to all of Asa Branca. Malta mourns the death o

S1·E72

Chapter 72

Sep 14, 1985 · 41 min

Porcina is furious with Sinhozinho Malta for paying more attention to Ametista's death than to her problem with Father Hipólito. Malta believes Ametista's death was an attack. Roqu

S1·E73

Chapter 73

Sep 16, 1985 · 44 min

The detective concludes that the cow's death wasn't an attack, but a shot fired in the wrong place. Lulu sees that Zé das Medalhas' gun isn't in the drawer and goes looking for him

S1·E74

Chapter 74

Sep 17, 1985 · 42 min

Malta discovers that Zé das Medalhas was responsible for Ametista's death. Sinhozinho tries to convince the priest to perform his marriage to Porcina, but is threatened with excomm

S1·E75

Chapter 75

Sep 18, 1985 · 40 min

Marilda arrives in Asa Branca, and Roberto returns to Tânia's house. Marilda calls Sinhozinho Malta, wanting to tell him the truth about her marriage to Roberto.

S1·E76

Chapter 76

Sep 19, 1985 · 41 min

Sinhozinho meets Marilda, and they sleep together. Ninon claims to have met the werewolf but does not remember the encounter. Roberto goes to the police station for a confrontation

S1·E77

Chapter 77

Sep 20, 1985 · 41 min

Marilda makes a proposition to Roberto; they go to bed together, and she says she will grant the divorce. Sinhozinho Malta goes to visit Salu, who, even though in a coma, grips his

S1·E78

Chapter 78

Sep 21, 1985 · 40 min

Sinhozinho Malta grows concerned about the devout Salu's recovery, and the news quickly spreads throughout the town. Roque and Porcina go for a swim together and share a kiss.

S1·E79

Chapter 79

Sep 23, 1985 · 36 min

Roque proposes to Porcina the idea of ​​turning the ranch's land into a dairy cooperative. Tânia gets jealous when she sees Roberto saying goodbye to Marilda, and they get into an

S1·E80

Chapter 80

Sep 24, 1985 · 39 min

Malta suggests that Roque leave Asa Branca, but he refuses. The town is abuzz with Sinhozinho's rodeo event. Ronaldo and Malta make a wager on a horse race.

S1·E81

Chapter 81

Sep 25, 1985 · 40 min

Flô flees the *vaquejada* to avoid running into Amparito. Mocinha tells Pombinha that her father burned a photograph of a woman. João Ligeiro tells Father Hipólito that he wants to

S1·E82

Chapter 82

Sep 26, 1985 · 42 min

Pombinha asks Flô about the woman in the photo, but he dodges the question. Zé das Medalhas disguises himself to attack Roque, but he strikes the wrong person.

S1·E83

Chapter 83

Sep 27, 1985 · 43 min

Father Albano is grazed by a bullet and concludes that the shots were meant for Roque. Father Albano wants to tell Asa Branca the truth, but Father Hipólito and Roque ask for more

S1·E84

Chapter 84

Sep 28, 1985 · 46 min

Roque tells Porcina that someone tried to kill him, but she does not believe Sinhozinho is the mastermind behind the crime. Father Albano tells Roque that he intends to reveal the

S1·E85

Chapter 85

Sep 30, 1985 · 40 min

Excerpts from the film "Roque Santeiro" will be screened to raise funds for its completion. Widow Porcina and Sinhozinho Malta hatch a plan to stop Roque from going to the cinema.

S1·E86

Chapter 86

Oct 1, 1985 · 36 min

Worried about Roque's disappearance, Father Albano goes to the cinema with Father Hipólito, hoping he will show up. Terêncio attempts to kill the devout Salu once again.

S1·E87

Chapter 87

Oct 2, 1985 · 43 min

Beato Salu appears to the pilgrims praying for him. The movie theater catches fire, and everyone rushes out. Roque tells Flô that he really needs to speak with Mocinha and asks him

S1·E88

Chapter 88

Oct 3, 1985 · 41 min

Dressed as a bride and wandering along the road, Mocinha runs into Roque, and the two share a kiss. Porcina suggests to Sinhozinho Malta that they get married in secret, but he sid

S1·E89

Chapter 89

Oct 4, 1985 · 36 min

Flô tells Mocinha the truth about Roque. Luizão discovers that Roque's film was a success in the city. Sinhozinho Malta scolds Terêncio for not killing Beato Salu.

S1·E90

Chapter 90

Oct 5, 1985 · 47 min

Roque appears to the devout Salu like a vision. Matilde offers João Ligeiro a job at the boarding house. Ronaldo tells Pombinha that he is going to open a casino in Asa Branca.

S1·E91

Chapter 91

Oct 7, 1985 · 41 min

Roque says he will live in Asa Branca and uphold the legend of the saint-maker. Porcina says she will secretly marry Sinhozinho in an attempt to persuade Roque, but he remains adam

S1·E92

Chapter 92

Oct 8, 1985 · 40 min

Ninon discovers that the werewolf is Police Chief Feijó. Porcina agrees to turn over her farm to the dairy cooperative. Pombinha decides to organize a procession in honor of Roque

S1·E93

Chapter 93

Oct 9, 1985 · 39 min

Jiló sees Ronaldo and Lulu together and demands something in exchange for not telling Zé das Medalhas. Pombinha says she will speak to Police Chief Feijó so that Ronaldo can open t

S1·E94

Chapter 94

Oct 10, 1985 · 43 min

Roque asks Malta to pay the rent for the country house where he intends to live. Pombinha organizes the start of the procession. Police Chief Feijó tries to speak with Ninon, but s

S1·E95

Chapter 95

Oct 11, 1985 · 41 min

The devout women try to pray the rosary in front of the Sexus nightclub, but the procession is interrupted by a heavy storm. Lulu runs into the procession and encounters Ronaldo on

S1·E96

Chapter 96

Oct 12, 1985 · 38 min

In confession, Lulu tells Father Hipólito that she kissed another man. Tânia says she doesn't like Porcina but cannot interfere with her father's choices, as he is going to marry t

S1·E97

Chapter 97

Oct 14, 1985 · 41 min

Marcelina backs down upon realizing she has no evidence against Sinhozinho Malta. The police chief authorizes the opening of the gambling den. Roque receives the keys to the farm w

S1·E98

Chapter 98

Oct 15, 1985 · 41 min

Matilde and Ronaldo discuss the mysteries surrounding Roque's death and Navalhada's arrest. Asa Branca prepares for the fair, where Matilde will have a stall.

S1·E99

Chapter 99

Oct 16, 1985 · 42 min

Porcina and Malta convince Flô to ask Father Hipólito to dissuade Roque from seeing Mocinha. Pombinha desperately tries to find out what Matilde is going to sell at the stall.

S1·E100

Chapter 100

Oct 17, 1985 · 42 min

Porcina and Roque lie to Tânia. Odete, a former employee of Malta's, returns to town, and Sinhozinho orders Terêncio to go after her. Odete hides at the home of her sister, Ifigêni

S1·E101

Chapter 101

Oct 18, 1985 · 41 min

Terêncio looks for Odete at Ifigênia's house, but she says she doesn't know her sister's whereabouts. Odete calls Sinhozinho Malta's house but hangs up when Tânia answers.

S1·E102

Chapter 102

Oct 19, 1985 · 39 min

Under pressure, Sinhozinho Malta tells Terêncio the truth about Roque. The fair opens, and Matilde reveals what she will be selling at her stall. Mocinha and Roque meet.

S1·E103

Chapter 103

Oct 21, 1985 · 43 min

Restrained by Flô's presence, Roque and Mocinha talk about the past without touching each other. Matilde's stall is a hit at the fair. Tito wakes up and realizes he is no longer bl

S1·E104

Chapter 104

Oct 22, 1985 · 42 min

Flô tells Sinhozinho Malta about her history with Amparito. Duarte tries to make contact with Navalhada. Porcina asks Roque to leave Asa Branca as soon as possible to save his life