Miguel, the son of Brazilian exiles who knows two fathers--his biologicial parent and his stepfather--and has lived in many countries but feels at home in none, has a dream in which he experiences the European conquest of the Americas, native life in therain forest, and life in Africa.Miguel, the son of Brazilian exiles with two fathers--his biologicial parent and his stepfather--who has lived in many countries but feels at home in none, dreams about the conquest of the Americas and life in the rain forest and in Africa.