
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.

as Gaspar de Fróes

as Dona Maria

as Tenente Covas

as Don Pedro Caballos

as Alessandro Spínola

as Manuel Escudeiro

as Padre Moralles

as Capitão Eleutério

as Aguiar

as Coronel Osório

as Gaspar's Vision

as General Gomes Freire