
In 1752, a ship arrives in Brazil, bringing doctor and writer Gaspar de Fróes. He keeps a diary about the dangerous trip, the diseases and hunger aboard, his impressions of the new country, and the political struggle between the crowns of Castela and Portugal. In Brazil, he is going to fall in love with the wife of a Portuguese officer.
Gaspar de Fróes
Dona Maria
Tenente Covas
Don Pedro Caballos

Alessandro Spínola
Manuel Escudeiro
Padre Moralles
Capitão Eleutério
Aguiar
Coronel Osório