Set in 19th-century Brazil during the waning years of slavery, Escrava Isaura tells the story of Isaura, a white-skinned enslaved woman raised with the manners and education of a noble lady. Though treated with affection by her mistress, Isaura remains legally enslaved and becomes the object of obsessive desire by Leôncio Almeida, the cruel heir to the plantation. After the death of her protector, Isaura falls under Leôncio’s control. Despite his attempts to seduce and dominate her, she resists, determined to preserve her dignity and freedom. Her father, Miguel, helps her escape to Recife, where she adopts a new identity and meets Álvaro, a wealthy and principled abolitionist who falls in love with her. Leôncio eventually tracks her down, leading to dramatic confrontations. In the end, Álvaro rescues Isaura by purchasing Leôncio’s debts, securing her freedom and affirming the story’s central themes of justice, love, and resistance against oppression.
as Isaura dos Anjos / Elvira
as Leôncio Correia de Almeida
as Álvaro Santana de Souza
as Tobias Paes Vidal
as Malvina Fontoura
as Horácio Correia de Almeida
as Ester
as Miguel / Anselmo
as Rosa
as José Francisco
as André
as Santa
as Januária
as Henrique
as Taís
as Carmem
as Conselheiro Fontoura
as Alba
as Beltrão
as José
as Matoso
as Ana Matoso
as Geraldo
as Lúcia
as Martinho
as Eneida
as Capitão Andrade
as Carolina
as Rita
as Ana
as Juliana dos Anjos
as Eurípedes
as Leonor
as Jaime
as Lucíola
as Palhares
