The mysterious Bissagos Islands are located in West Africa.

The mysterious Bissagos Islands are located in West Africa.

From Empincha, a settlement on the island of Carache in the Bijagos Islands, Marcelinho is a traditional healer. He has been treating people on the northern islands using traditional medicine, which he learned from his father. Additionally, international physicians have trained Marcelinho in the principles of contemporary western medicine in recent years.

In the very south of the Bissagos Islands sits the island of Orango, which is both the nation's first National Park and a World Biosphere Reserve. This island is home to Pedro, a kindhearted man who works as a reporter for Okinka Pampa, the tiny radio station in Orango. He is constantly searching for anecdotes to tell his audience.

Quintino, who lives on the island of Caravella, is getting ready for the fanado, the most important initiation ceremony that would grant him access to a hidden and enigmatic realm. The society enthusiastically celebrates this ceremony, which is regarded as the most significant stage in his life.