New Bandits (Cangaço Novo) is a Brazilian action drama television series produced by Prime Video in association with O2 Filmes. Its first season premiered on August 18, 2023 on the streaming platform. The series was renewed for a second season in April 2026. Set in the sertão region of the Brazilian Northeast, New Bandits tells the story of a São Paulo bank clerk who finds a family background of banditry. The series is an exemplar of the Nordestern (Northeast+Western) genre.
Synopsis Ubaldo (Allan Souza Lima), a São Paulo bank clerk, finds his roots in the fictional town of Cratará, in the Northeast state of Ceará. The son of Amaro Vaqueiro, a legendary former bandit, he reconnects with his sisters, Dilvânia (Thainá Duarte) and Dinorah (Alice Carvalho) whom he never knew he had, and is gradually drawn into the brutal world of modern-day cangaço. Caught between violence, power, and family, Ubaldo must choose between remaining the ordinary man he has always been or embracing the criminal legacy that awaits him.
Cast
Allan Souza Lima : Ubaldo Vaqueiro / Amaro Vaqueiro Alice Carvalho : Dinorah Vaqueiro Thainá Duarte : Dilvânia Vaqueiro Marcelia Cartaxo : Zeza (Syzélia) Vaqueiro Hermila Guedes : Leinneane Ricardo Blat : Ernesto Daniel Porpino : Paulino Leite Luiz Carlos Vasconcelos : Deocleciano Maleiro Bruno Bellarmino : Gastão Maleiro Ênio Cavalcante : Jeremias Adélio Lima : Sabiá Rodrigo Garcia : Ameaço Joálisson Cunha : Tirolesa Pedro Lamin : Lino Pedro Wagner : Moeda Bruno Goya : Sivirino Arthur Canavarro : Silvestre Rafael Amancio : Perigoso Robson Medeiros : Tomada Nivaldo Nascimento : Virulento Jorge Paz : Duzentos Rubens Santos : Facão Black Jr : Delegado Pixinga Guilherme Leal : Ubaldo (jovem) Valentina Marques : Dinorah (menina) Gaby Lopes : Dilvânia (menina)
Awards and nominations YearAwardCategoriyNominationResult2023Prêmio PotênciasActress of the YearAlice CarvalhoPrêmio APCA de TelevisãoSeries — FictionCangaço NovoBreakthroughAlice CarvalhoPrêmio Faz Diferença (O Globo)Cinema and SeriesCangaço Novo2024Prêmio Grande Otelo do Cinema BrasileiroBest Fiction SeriesBest Actor in a Fiction SeriesAllan Souza LimaBest Actress in a Fiction SeriesAlice CarvalhoThainá DuartePrêmio ABC (Associação Brasileira de Cinematografia)Best Photography Direction in a TV SeriesAzul Serra, ABCBest Sound in a TV SeriesGeorge Saldanha, ABC, Anderson Ferreira, Alessadro Laroca, Guilherme Marinho and Eduardo Virmond
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