The Man in the Black Cape (Portuguese: O Homem da Capa Preta) is a 1986 Brazilian drama film directed by Sérgio Rezende.

[2] Born in Alagoas, Tenório settles in Baixada Fluminense, where he acquires fame as a gunfighter, due to his connections with an extermination group, and becomes involved with the political plots of the region.

With his hat on his head and the famous black cape hiding the fearsome "Lurdinha" machine gun, his rallies ravished the people and shocked the middle class and the political elite, who saw him only as a cold-hearted murderer.

Despite being a staunch anticommunist, still with the mandate of Federal Deputy, he allies himself with the popular forces that support Jango, being finally impeached by the military government in June 1964.

There is an urban legend that dealers in Rio de Janeiro offered drugs in a package called "capa preta", in homage to the film.