Diary of a New World

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.

• Paulo NascimentoDirector
• Pedro ZimmermannScreenplay

• Edson CelulariGaspar de Fróes
• Daniela EscobarDona Maria
• Rogério SamoraTenente Covas
• Jean Pierre NoherDon Pedro Caballos
• Nicola SiriAlessandro Spínola
• Zé Victor CastielManuel Escudeiro
• Gonzalo DuránPadre Moralles
• Marcos PauloCapitão Eleutério
• Marcelo AquinoAguiar
• Felipe KannenbergCoronel Osório
• Ney MatogrossoGaspar's Vision
• José EduardoGeneral Gomes Freire