Brazil, 21st Century. An indigenous boy is born in an isolated village in the north of the Amazon. His mother and brothers believe that he is the reincarnation of Makunaíma, the creator of the world we live in, and that he would have returned to save the planet from the apocalypse. Seeking to understand about his origins and his mythical identity, the young Makunaima meets Ci, the mother of the forest, with whom he falls in love. When Ci disappears, Makunaíma decides to cross the country after the man who took with him the last memory of his great love: a magical seed with mysterious powers.

Macunaíma, herói indígena, renasce hoje, no Século XXI, no meio da floresta amazônica, na beira de um rio grande, e se lança no mundo imenso para cumprir o seu destino: brincar muito, se espreguiçar bastante, reprogramar as tecnologias do homem branco, viajar por nossa terra e salvar, por fim, o futuro de seu povo. Inspirado no livro de Mário de Andrade e em lendas dos povos ameríndios.