
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