The path of Paraguayan immigrants who drive to Asuncion and then arrive in São Paulo. They are rural workers, musicians, vendors and underemployed people. Two parallel worlds: the Guarani culture and the Brazilian adventure in São Paulo juxtaposed with Paraguayan songs and the Guarani language, spoken by the main characters.
"O Tigre e a Gazela" décrypte les physionomies, les gestes et les discours des mendiants, des passants populaires qui déambulent dans les rues de São Paulo illustrés d'extraits de Frantz Fanon. Fanon, le célèbre écrivain noir et militant politique martiniquais ayant participé à la libération de l'Algérie, décédé à l'âge de 36 ans.
Arnulfo Silva, a former abandoned child, retells his childhood difficulties living on the streets.
A portrait of Santos Port, its geography, workers and the life that surrounds it, including the poor, prostitutes and the night life inhabitants.
Supported by the works of poet/musician Claude Miller, the film portraits a snippet of brazilian reality.