3 Ministers Of Shangô revolves around the unconditional friendship of Jorge Amado, Dorival Caymmi, and Carybé, artists who were largely responsible for creating an imagery of Bahian identity that persists to this day. The three believed that the strength of their work lay in documenting what they saw on the streets: the resilience of the people of Candomblé, the power of women, the omnipresence of the sea. Jorge's books, Caymmi's songs, and Carybé's paintings and sculptures consolidated “a way of being in the world” for the people of Bahia and influenced the generations of artists that followed them.

Jorge Amado, Dorival Caymmi, Carybé, Camafeu de Oxóssi, Mãe Stella de Oxóssi, Gilberto Gil, Muniz Sodré, Gildeci Leite, Balbino Daniel de Paula, Ayrson Heráclito, Tiganá Santana, Maria Lúcia de Santana Neves, Solange Bernabó, Paloma Amado, Lázaro Ramos, João Jorge, Itamar Vieira Jr., Goli Guerreiro, Dori Caymmi, Danilo Caymmi