At 45 years old, architect Ulisses—feeling lost in his career and unconvinced of his talents—visits a “vocational coach” who promises to find his true vocation. After drinking a suspicious tea…

Salvador, Bahia, January 1835. After more than a decade of hard work, Guilhermina, 27, a slave of Muslim origin, finally gets the resources to buy her manumission, as well as…