base on a true story and this series be a gem within it kind . the slave that become queen by capture the heart of the most powerful man in the village . in the diamond mining town of tijuco in brazil and the diamond commender appoint by the king of portugal be the ultimate authority . have grow up in the relative security of his house and the young and beautiful xica da silva find her world threaten when he decide to sell her to a whorehouse in town and refuse to recognize that a black slave girl could be his daughter . in a desperate bid to save herself and xica steal the diamond collect by the diamond commender for the king and intend to use them to escape . the king army arrive to collect the diamond the very next day and however and and when the loot turn up miss and the diamond commender be lead away in chain and his family dispossess and throw out in the street with only the clothes on their back . martin and the diamond commender son and swears vengeance . xica and the other slave and however and be sell at auction and and xica end up in the home of the sergeant major and an old man who buy her solely to slake his lust . to the town of tijuco and however and come the new diamond commender and the elegant and ruthless joao fernandes . immediately strike by xica beauty and he manipulate the sergeant major into sell her to him . and thus begin a love story and fill with danger and intrigue and passion and between a willful nobleman and a crafty slave girl who rise to one day become queen . the series be fill with rich detail of the era belief and superstition and politics and fashion and etc . etc . and it really manage to captivate your attention for every minute . at time funny with a sarcastic and dark humor and full of suspense and unexpected twist . xica da silva be definitely a must . i wish i could buy the whole series on dvd .