A look at the tragedy that began the era of slavery in Europe, which began with Portuguese sailors conquering Africa; soon after, the island of Sao Tome became the laboratory of the most profitable operating system of all time.

The story of a world whose frontiers and territories were created by the slave trade.

It's the 17th century and the Atlantic has become the battleground of the sugar war; the French, English, Dutch and Spanish fight for the Caribbean to grow sugar cane.

The abolitionist movement gained ground in London, Paris and Washington. After the revolt in Saint-Domingue, Great Britain abolished its trans-Atlantic slave trade.