The Brazilian equatorial margin (BEM) evolved in response to transform motion between Brazil and Africa. In 2012, Petrobras drilled the Pecem well in the Mundaú subbasin (Ceará Basin) of the BEM to record the first deep-water oil discovery in the region. This work investigates the deep-water evolution of the Mundaú subbasin focusing on its structural and sedimentary evolution, and characterizes the petroleum sy...