Synopsis,Justine is a European slave who came to Brazil, bought by an unworthy farmer who bought from an Arab. The marriage with David, a miner who knocked on his knife asking for help, began to become monotonous, adding this to the mood crisis, and the prejudice and gossip of Luiza (sister of David) about her supposed affair with Peter first, Some believe that she was responsible for influencing the Emperor s decisions that led to Brazil s independence.