Historical fiction in colonial Brazil, 18th century. In Portuguese only. A novel set in Colonial Minas Gerais, Brazil. Everything happens in Vila Real de Nossa Senhora da Conceicao do Sabara, circa 1772. Gold exploitation is diminishing in what used to be the richest possession of the Portuguese Empire. A minor event, a Saint Joseph's statue was stolen from within a Catholic church, turns itself into a big mistery, along with a priest murder and some other strange occurrences.