The miniseries addresses the struggle of Pedro Arcanjo, guided by Magé Bassã, his holy mother, to protect African culture and integrate it into Brazilian society, creating a new culture. The plot takes place in the Bahian setting filled with the stories of the characters who intersect in Arcanjo's struggle: the friendship with Mestre Lídio, shaken when Rosa de Oxalá, his wife, falls in love with Archanjo; loves prohibited by the incompatibility of saints; the fight against the intolerance and racial prejudice of those in power.
Pedro Archanjo
Mestre Lídio Corró
Rosa de Oxalá
Magé Bassã
Cesarina
Ana Mercedes
Professor Nilo Argolo
Professor Fraga Neto
Jerônimo
Maria Amélia
Budião
Sabina de Iansã
Luísa
Damião
Astério
Zabela
Iaba (Dorotéia)
Ester
Exú
Zé Alma Grande
Francisco Mata-Negros
Pedrito Gordo
Sarmento
Professor Fontes
Ruy Passarinho
Juiz João Reis
Augusta
Marieta
Joana
Carlota
Sinhá Terência
Tadeu
Miquelina
Bonfanti
Dalvina
Benedito
Pai João
Contador de Milagres
Teresa
Dono do bar
Nhá Esperança