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