After winning several Brazilian awards , the film was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival , where it was " much liked for its original and truly national flavour . " '' O Cangaceiro '' won the Best Adventure Film Award , making it the first Brazilian film to win a prize at Cannes , and received a special mention to Gabriel Migliori 's musical composition . At the Edinburgh International Film Festival it was awarded the Best Film
1953 Cannes Film Festival
1953 Cannes Film Festival
O Cangaceiro