Maria, a young black woman born in a quilombo in the interior of the state, is a quota holder at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. His mother, Francisca, lives his life cutting sugar cane near the quilombo. The two exchange messages to kill the homesick and reflect on the end of a social and economic era.
In 1911, during the Universal Races Congress in London, the representative from Brazil presented a painting titled “Ham’s Redemption” (A redenção de Cam).
