Historical novel centered on the 1755 earthquake, with characters that seem to have life – Julinho, Florentino, Peixotinhos and Esmeraldinhas, Cónego Formigão and his adventures, the Jewess Violante Dias, the old and toothless Zefa, Porção Escorço, symbol of authority and the blood that is shed – and with details and fantastic events to read about the city governed by the Heaven Voice, the stove slaves, the prostitutes of Rua Suja, circus dwarfs, mummers, Beelzebu (the ass face) ), the earthquake itself, the decisions of the Marquis, the lesson given to the Jesuits, the death sentence of the Távoras, among many others. A rich narrative, an extraordinary book.