Portugal at the end of the 18th century... Busy ports, where many ships sail from the most distant countries, and city streets, where incredible stories about sea voyages are heard... The Inquisition, persecuting heretical freethinkers and Jews of other faiths... Wealth of merchants and artisans, poverty poor people and vagabonds...This is where the story of the amazing adventures of a young man begins, who will become a participant in grandiose events in both the Old and New Worlds, survive mortal risk and great, desperate love...