"Get this sail down!" "Come on, fast!" " Pull it down now!" " Calm down!" "Careful with the wave!" ""Logbook entry, Thursday..." "December 20th, 1998." "It's 5 AM." "Today's the third rough day." "The storm has turned into a cyclone." "It's at times like these I need to keep my head... and stop anyone from panicking." "I can't have a crewmember who's completely fearless." "Some are more scared, others less." "To me, it's important to be afraid." "Pull, pull it now!" "It makes you stop and think." "Here in the middle of nowhere rescuing someone is almost impossible." "The most difficult thing is, my family is my crew." "At times like this, I ask myself:" "How on earth did I get here?"" "Everything began in 1974." "Back then we were still normal." "We divided our time between work and our kids..." "Pierre and David." "But that year was very special." "My mother called me and said:" ""Honey, I've a Christmas present for you:" "A week's holiday on a Caribbean island"." "Wow!" "When we flew in to St. Thomas..." "I looked out of the window and saw that green island... that blue sea, it looked just fascinating." "On the third day I was walking, hand in hand, along the shore... and I saw a yacht sailing by." "I looked at it, I'd never been on a sailboat before." "So I said: "Heloísa, let's take a trip on one of those"." "They cast off and the boat motored out." "Suddenly the engine stopped, up went the sails... and the boat started sailing, the waves hitting the hull... that silence, it was love at first sight." "It was then, at that precise moment that our destiny changed forever." "I told her: "One day we'll come back here with our own boat"." "In those days, I was an English teacher... and Vilfredo was an economist." "How to start?" "The first boat we bought was wooden... no engine, no cabin, really heavy." "One day I read in a book:" ""The first step in every big voyage... is to set a departure date"." "When Heloísa said that, I looked at David... who was crawling about on the nautical charts on the floor... and said:" ""When David is 10 we'll go on our trip around the world"." "Amid those plans we had a surprise:" "Our third son Wilhelm was born." "We gradually acquired experience... and the boys got used to the idea of one day living at sea." "In December 1983 we were all together for Christmas... and I announced to the whole family... that we were going on a trip around the world, for two or three years." "When I said that, all hell broke loose." ""You're crazy!" "Why take your family to sea?" "All the dangers!" "What'll become of your children?" "They'll be bums!"" "And my mother-in-law took me to one side and said:" ""Look, I'm so pleased..." "I'll be able to visit you at each port"." "When I saw myself on that boat, with my three children..." "Pierre was 15, David 10 and Wilhelm 7..." "I knew I was crazy!" "We sailed up the Brazilian coast to the Caribbean." "After two years we arrived in St. Thomas." "That was when we decided to live on the sea and from the sea... without worrying about returning." "And that's how the years passed by... the boys growing up and the world becoming smaller." "After ten years we returned to Brazil." "BACK TO BRAZIL," "THE SCHÜRMANNS STARTED TO PLAN A NEW TRIP." "AFTER THREE YEARS, THEY DEPART AGAIN TO COVER THE ROUTE" "OF FERDINAND MAGELLAN'S" "EXPEDITION THE FIRST TO GO AROUND THE WORLD, IN 1522." "THIS FILM IS THE REPORT OF THOSE TWO GREAT ADVENTURES." ""THE WORLD IN TWO ROUND TRIPS"" "PORTO BELO, BRAZIL 1ST DAY" "What an amazing day!" "Boats everywhere... relatives, friends, the family." "But what really moved me was when I heard the national anthem." "I was thrilled, I was returning to the sea." "Those first days on the trip were heart-wrenching." "My mother was getting old... and I was worried that she wouldn't be here when I got back." "We've always traveled as a family." "But this time, due to work..." "Pierre and Wilhelm could not come." "Only David and Kat came on board for this adventure." "David came to film... and Kat, five years old, was the youngest crewmember." "On this trip we also had other crewmembers... that where part of the film crew." "Luciano, who is Brazilian, Russel, an American... and Martin, a New Zealander." "We're used to our family... all speaking Portuguese, and suddenly we have to start speaking English... explaining everything, it can be so funny." "Vilfredo might shout:" ""Get this sail up, fast!"... in Portuguese, and they just stand there staring at him." "When the captain gives an order, you just have to do it." "For example, the boom, which moves." ""Watch out!" "Mind your head!"" "If you ask "Why?", you've had it." "Hurry up, please!" "It was a challenge for Vilfredo because he had to give orders... to people not in the family." "With his kids the captain can shout more." "With crew he has to be gentler." ""Hold on there... how about doing it like this?" "Don't stand there. "" "With your kid: "Come on, get a move on!" "Come on!"" "On a boat you have to do everything." "I hoist the sails, teach Kat... navigate, write the log." "David, Luciano, Russel and Martin... they're responsible for the footage... but they also have to cook and clean." "The captain commands, but he also makes breakfast." "Everybody has to do everything." ""In the first days of the trip..." "I sensed how things had changed." "Our boat is still the same." "We did a minor renovation and renamed it:" "'Aysso', which means 'handsome' in indigenous language." "During our first trip we navigated by the stars." "But now the boat's full of new equipment." "Now we have a GPS showing exactly where we are... there's radar with an alarm if there's something up ahead... and we even have Internet by satellite." "But in spite of all the technology, we wouldn't be without a barometer." "To us it's a sort of oracle." "When the barometer falls we know strong winds are on the way." "If it falls a lot, then get ready, there's a storm ahead. "" "When the wind picks up and the boat leans over and starts rocking... things get really tough." "Cooking gets really complicated." "Everything rolls about... the stove sways, the pots shift..." "Gee!" "You really have to hold on tight, grab the cutlery, your glass." "To sleep you need help." "Without the canvas you end up on the floor." "Imagine going to the bathroom." "It's really tricky." "People ask whether I get seasick." "If I did, I don't think I could stand living at sea." ""It was so great to reach Uruguay!" "PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY 10TH DAY" "There are two things a sailor loves:" "Casting off and putting in to port." "That was where I really felt... we were retracing Ferdinand Magellan's voyage." "The story of Magellan's expedition... began when he decided to find... a new route to the prized Spice Islands." "He presented his plans to the Portuguese Crown... but never received the recognition he expected." "He abandoned Portugal and took his project to the King of Spain..." "Portugal's main rival." "He told the Spanish king about a strait at the bottom of South America... which would lead to the Indies." "The only known way was through Africa... an exclusively Portuguese route." "The Spanish king calculated that if such a strait were found... it would bring enormous profits." "He had five old vessels refitted and entrusted them to Magellan." "Luckily for us, an Italian called Antonio Pigafetta... wanted to explore the world." "He embarked as scribe and wrote down everything he saw. "" ""We left Spain in August 1519." "The mood on board is rather tense." "Cartagena and the other Spanish captains... refuse to be commanded by a Portuguese captain." "All I can hope is... that Magellan knows what he is doing. "" "Our next port, directly to Mar del Plata." "Here we are, we've just taken a big wave... head on." "Let's hope the wind shifts... it's head on, not easy at all." "I think we're being tested." "MAR DEL PLATA, ARGENTINA 29TH DAY" "After Uruguay we stopped in Mar del Plata... where we stocked up." "I was struck by all the seals at that port." "They were everywhere." "I felt sorry for them... it was these nice creatures... which Magellan's men fed on for survival... when they passed this way." "On December 30th, we left the region bound for Patagonia." "Ever since we started thinking about the Magellan trip... the only thing that worried me... which gave me more cause for concern was the cold." "Being from Rio, I really hate the cold." "So the idea of having to go... through Patagonia scared me... the cold, the ice, snow." "All the stories you hear... even in the Ferdinand Magellan account... describe an inhospitable, frozen place." "PATAGONIA, ARGENTINA 43RD DAY" ""After stopping in Brazil..." "Magellan's expedition continued south." "He came to the Plate River... and thought it was the strait he was so eagerly looking for." "Worse than it not being so, it made the entire crew... wonder whether he really knew the way." "From then on, he started entering every bay he found... each small channel." "The further south he sailed... the more deserted the landscape and frozen the winds." "Winter loomed." "It had already been nine months since they left Spain." "The crew, by now tired and discontent... turned angry." "Amid this tense atmosphere, Magellan ordered them to cast anchor." "He ordered everyone to prepare to go ashore... in that frozen desert." "They were to camp there for five months, until winter passed. "" "One, two, three." ""Worse still, he reduced the daily rations of food and wine." "The Spaniards became furious. "" ""During the journey..." "Captain Cartagena questioned..." "Magellan's decisions at the top of his voice." "When the Spaniard finished, Magellan simply had him placed under arrest." "Revolted, the Spanish sailors began a rebellion." "Cartagena was freed in the middle of the night." "The Spaniards took charge of the vessel... and in revenge killed the Portuguese pilot... who Magellan had left in Cartagena's place. "" "Storms are common in this part of the world." "But it was in Puerto Deseado that we felt the true power... of nature in this region." "PUERTO DESEADO, ARGENTINA 56TH DAY" "With the wind blowing day and night, in such a deserted place... everyone inside the boat, it's not for everyone." "Not everyone can stand it." "Two of our crewmembers, Russel and Martin... decided to abandon the expedition." "We continued the journey with a crew of just five... counting Kat." " No, not the blue." " Just the yellow and the green." "As a captain, I have to make some tough decisions... which may affect the fate of everyone aboard." "As I charted the course of our trip through Patagonia..." "I imagined the decisions Magellan had to take." "There he was, on the edge of the world... in the middle of a rebellion against him." ""Captain Cartagena and the Spanish sailors... wanted Magellan to hand over command of the expedition." "The safest thing for Magellan would have been to agree... but he staged a countercoup." "He quickly closed off the bay." "Without an exit and afraid of facing Magellan's cannons... the Spaniards stopped the mutiny." "They arrested Cartagena and handed him over to Magellan... who conducted a quick trial... in accordance with the laws of the Spanish Crown." "The man who killed the Portuguese pilot was quartered... and his body parts displayed on stakes." "And Captain Cartagena was left behind... in the icy land of Patagonia. "" "Last week, here in Patagonia, I got into a tight spot." "We were anchored in a bay and everyone had gone off..." "Vilfredo, David, the whole crew had gone off to town... saying they wouldn't be long." "I was giving a class to Kat when suddenly I heard the wind." "After a while I started sensing the boat moving differently." "So I went up on deck, looked up... and realized the anchor was dragging... we were being drawn into the middle of the channel." "If I didn't do something, the boat might land on the rocks." "My first thought was:" "Kat!" "I grabbed Kat and said to myself:" ""The only way I'm going to save this boat is at the helm"." "I went and turned on the winch and started weighing anchor." "Suddenly there was a crack and it jammed." "When I looked, it was all tangled up... in all those seaweed down there." "The wind blowing over the mountains started picking up." "My hands were cold, freezing." "I couldn't even hold the tiller anymore." "When I got to the beach I got a fright." "The boat was gone." "I got the dinghy and with difficulty put in the engine... got soaked, the waves crashing on the beach." "And when I got to the boat and saw that image..." "Heloísa with Kat on her lap." "And I looked at her, I'm telling you, what a courageous woman!" "Without her determination... the boat would have ended up on the rocks." "We weighed anchor and continued south." "Our next stop would be the Magellan's Strait." ""The captain ordered us to enter another bay." "All believed it to be a closed bay." "Nevertheless Magellan ordered the vessels San Antonio and Concepción... to advance as far as possible." "We remain anchored for several days... fearing they may not return." "A cannon shot meant they'd found nothing." "A second shot indicated that they had." "We had discovered a passage through America!" "The strait Magellan was looking for really did exist." "After sailing for days, the sea which opened out before us... calm as a lagoon, we call it Pacific. "" "Looks like a tent." " Looks like a tent?" " Yes, look." "A big one?" "After dreaming for over four years... sailing over 2,000 miles... through one of the most difficult parts of the world... there we were... finally entering the Strait of Magellan." "STRAIT OF MAGELLAN, CHILE 58TH DAY" "As we started crossing the strait..." "I imaged Magellan's courage... 500 years ago, not knowing where he was... with no equipment... and in a vessel not much larger than ours... succeeding in finding this passage through to the Pacific." "That was when I noticed how Kat was settling in to life on the sea." "Look!" "She didn't even mind the cold." "It was all so new, like a playground." "Look at that one." "Doesn't it look like a doll?" "That one?" "It does." "Until then I'd sailed in warm places." "When we entered those fjords, it was completely new." "There were days when the sea was frozen." "You could even walk on the sea." "One month sailing among all that ice... and I realized how isolated that place is." "Did you like it?" "You look around, there's no one... no boats, no houses, no people, nothing." "Only high mountains and ice." "Incredible, isn't it?" "Look at that!" "Miles and miles of ice all around!" "CHILEAN CHANNELS 158TH DAY" "When we entered the channels in Chile..." "I remembered some sailing friends who live down there... whom we'd met eight years earlier in Polynesia... on our first trip." "They'd exchanged life on the sea for life in the country." "We left the Aysso well anchored in Puerto Chacabuco... and went ashore to look for their ranch." "We are here!" " Welcome, gentleman." " Long time no see!" "Finally I came to visit you!" "So great!" "After catching up with our friends, who raise alpacas... we went to Puerto Natales, where we met Fernando." "Yes, it's good." "He showed us Rio Serrano... one of the least explored parts of Chile." "PUERTO MONTT, CHILE 184TH DAY" "We're coming alongside." "When we got to Puerto Montt, we knew... that was the last major port to buy supplies... before crossing the Pacific Ocean." "This is Kat." "The little sailor." " Little sailor." " Does she get seasick?" "Do you, Kat?" "No, she doesn't." "She's a good sailor." "To cross an ocean you have to be very well prepared." "So we began with health... doctor's and dentist's check-ups." "Because toothache in the middle of the ocean can be a nightmare." "Then we began checking everything in the boat:" "Sails, the engine, generator." "Then we moved on to supplies." "We had to stock up on diesel, water, oil and gas." "And lastly, food." " Let's get bananas." " No!" "I stock up enough to cross two oceans..." "I tend to overdo it." "You mustn't forget anything, not even a single match." "Why so much food?" "There's no market in the middle of the ocean." " Of course, only fish." " Only fish." "We need enough food." "Put all that pasta in there." "After so long in the channels of Chile... now we were going into the ocean." "We're dying to hit the open sea." "Before leaving, we needed to make up the missing crew." "We invited a Chilean friend along, Jaime." "As soon as he came on board, we left." "Thank you!" "Bye!" "There would be two whole weeks without a single port." "It's a big challenge living together." "To give you an idea... it's like putting your whole family in a house... without being able to go out for two weeks." "Two whole weeks in a 44-square-meter room!" "Can you imagine that?" "To solve this, everyone puts their cards on the table... and speaks their mind." "The secret is not to bottle up anger." "But like any family, we also fight, argue, shout... and at such times in the middle of the ocean... there's no way to get out to cool off... so Aysso ends up being too small." "But in a boat you can't let it get to you." "You might need help, and then what?" "On a boat you depend on each other." "Pull!" "Pull!" "Don't let it roll, you have to be fast." "I'll make a confession... the longer I'm sailing... he longer I want to stay at sea." ""Magellan's expedition started crossing the Pacific... with only three ships." "One sank and another gave up and returned to Spain." "Here, our route differs slightly from his." "We wanted to stop at several islands... which Captain Magellan didn't even know existed. "" "How do you call this island?" "Easter Island." "It's a great emotion... to be arriving after 13 days at sea... arriving at this magical, mysterious island." "Easter Island is the place furthest from any continent... it's considered the world's navel." "EASTER ISLAND, CHILE 262ND DAY" "The first thing you sense here is a very strong energy." "To read about the island is one thing, being here is another." "On this island lived a people called Rapa Nui." "They built these giant statues... called Moais." "No one really knows how they managed... to transport these 70- ton, 10-meter-tall Moais... from the interior of the island to the shore." "But what really impressed me was Te Pito o Te Whenua... a rock sacred to the Rapa Nui." "Look how the compass changes... there's a magnetic pull." "It gets crazy, look at that!" "How can they have known this stone was so different?" "I think that's one of the best things about traveling the world." "Sometimes you don't find the answers... you only find more questions." ""Magellan and his crew continued crossing the Pacific Ocean." "He imagined the Spice Islands weren't far... but without charts of that new ocean... the expedition was thrust into a true salt-water desert." "To make matters worse, there was no wind." "In those days ships depended on the wind in order to travel... and being becalmed was far worse than a storm. "" ""January 28th, 1520." "We have run out of bread." "So as not to die of hunger... we have even eaten the leather protecting the mast from the sheets." "Worse still, some of the men have been stricken by an infirmity... which swells the gums right up over the teeth." "In spite of everything..." "Captain Ferdinand Magellan displays unflagging persistence." "And refuses to turn the ship around." "Today the 19th man died." "In the future I don't believe... anyone will be so reckless as to attempt such a voyage again. "" "Nearly a year after leaving Brazil... we have arrived in paradise." "POLYNESIA, SOUTH PACIFIC 299TH DAY" "You can't miss it:" "Just go 2,000 kilometers down the Atlantic coast... turn at the 9th lighthouse on the right... cross the Strait of Magellan, turn right again... and carry on for more 5,000 kilometers." "And there you are:" "The South Pacific, can't miss it." "I have to say this is one of the most beautiful places on Earth!" "Little fish!" "So cute!" "On our first trip... we spent over a year in Polynesia." "And it was there that we met Nita... a Tahitian married to a Brazilian." "They showed us how these people live." "Seeing Nita again was great!" " How are you?" " You haven't changed!" "The Polynesians make us feel like we're part of the family." "But at the same time, their culture is very different." "One day we were in Polynesia... and a group of girls came to visit." "And they sat and started chatting... right here in the cockpit." "One of them sat beside Vilfredo, a beautiful brunette." "And she started fondling Vilfredo's arm and saying:" ""Miri miri!"" "And I said, "Miri miri means affection"." "So she was saying "affection, affection"." "And Vilfredo loving every minute, naturally!" "So she started talking, suddenly I got distracted..." "David started asking me other things, the other girls... and then I felt a hand patting me on the shoulder." "So I turned and it was the girl beside Vilfredo." "And she asked, "I'd like to talk to you privately"." "So I took her aside and she asked..." ""I'd like to borrow your husband"." "I stood up, taken aback, of course!" "I thought I'd misunderstood, so I said, "You'd like what?"" "She said, "I'd like to borrow your husband"." "Then she turned to me saying, "You're dark like me... and with him you had blond children with green eyes." "I'd so like a little blond baby!" "Please, lend him to me for 4 or 5 nights and then you can have him back... it's just a loan"." "I was amazed and said..." ""In Brazil, in our culture things are different, we don't lend husbands"." "She replied, "No, but please..." "I'll give him back"." "I said, "No!" Then she got angry and left." "Then Vilfredo turned to me and said..." ""What did you say to chase her off like that?"" "I said: "What gave you that idea?" "Nonsense"." "I only told him... when we were three days out a long way off... no way to go back." "We went to Samoa... an island where men wear skirts... people live in tribes and the houses have no walls, everything's open." "Tattooing was taken to Europe from this region." "Body painting is a Polynesia tradition... representing the passage from childhood to adulthood." "Before he is tattooed, a member of the tribe... no matter how old he is... will have no respect among a group of adults... and will not be allowed to marry." "A tattoo is an act of courage, since it hurts very much." "And when the first Europeans arrived in Polynesia... the women didn't find them attractive." "Just imagine, all those dull white men... among the painted Polynesians!" "When it was time to go, a family of Polynesian friends... prepared a farewell party for us." "But I was sad." "I knew that the next day, we had to leave that paradise." "During the party, an old Polynesian came over... and stood staring at me." "Then he asked me..." ""Why do you Westerners suffer so much with tomorrow?" "Make the most of today, live the moment... tomorrow is another day. "" "After almost two months on these islands... we weighed anchor and headed for the North Pacific." "En route, we hit..." "NORTH PACIFIC 389TH DAY the worst storm of the entire trip." "Come on, Heloísa!" "Come on!" "Get that rope, come on!" "Quick!" "Hurry!" "Come on, Heloísa!" "I can't, it's too strong!" "Hurry!" "Come on!" "Go, go!" "Get it now!" " Get that rope!" "Come on!" " I can't!" "During this storm, I got very worried about Kat." "In order to calm her down I told the same story..." "I'd told the boys, about the legend of the waves." "Whenever someone throws trash in the sea, King Neptune gets angry." "He raises his arms with all his strength." "And the waves get very scared of him." "They hurry about crashing into each other... and into everything else along the way... boats, rocks, beaches." "Then, afterwards, he calms down, and everything is peaceful again." "After four rough days... the storm finally went south." "When I'm sailing, in the open sea alone at the helm..." "I miss my children." "All cultures have a rite of passage to the adult life." "In the Hindu culture, for example, the youths file their teeth." "On our boat the rite of passage occurs... when a son leaves the boat and stays in the port." "This happened with us... on the first trip when Pierre and David left." "Usually it is the parents who watch their children depart." "In our case, it is they who watch us leave." "It's never easy." "It was already the second Christmas since we had left Brazil." " I'll pull you down!" " Pull me down?" "As a mother I wanted to be together with all my children." "But out at sea that was impossible." "This one's really cute." "Instead of being sad..." "I decided to prepare a wonderful Christmas party for Kat." "And we're placing the Christmas tree up high?" "The story of our sixth crewmember is very special." "One fine day, Robert, a sailing friend from New Zealand... came to Brazil out of the blue." "He told us that his wife, our good friend Jeane... had passed away and he had to bring up their two year-old daughter alone." "This one?" "He worked on oilrigs and traveled a lot... so he couldn't give his daughter the attention she needed." "So we started looking after Kat while Robert was traveling." "One day he came to us..." "I never expected him to say what he did, which was:" ""I'd like to know whether you'd like to adopt Kat... because I'd like her to have a family like yours"." "So I looked at Vilfredo, Vilfredo looked at me... we looked at Robert... without knowing what to say." "But by then, her little eyes... had already conquered our hearts." "And with her I returned to childhood." "I think that was the biggest difference for me..." "Kat gave me back that childish spirit... rejuvenated me, it's true." ""After over three months lost in that new ocean... we thought we were bound to die of hunger and thirst." "On March 6th, 1521, as if by a miracle... one of the sailors sighted an island." "To our moribund men it was a vision of paradise." "When we anchored in the bay, curious natives came to the ships." "Among the food they brought... was a strange fruit, as large as a man's head." "Inside it, a sweet, life-giving liquor." "We thanked God for that blessed fruit of paradise." "Magellan decided not to stay." "It was not yet the land of the precious spices... which the captain was looking for. "" ""On January 20th, 1999 we arrived at the island of Guam. "" "GUAM ISLAND, NORTH PACIFIC 423RD DAY" ""This was where Magellan's crew... was saved from death by coconut water. "" "Yeah, it was here." ""For us it was a shock." "Today the island is a chaotic tourist center in North Pacific... very different from the surrounding islands. "" "YAP ISLAND, NORTH PACIFIC 458TH DAY" ""On the island of Mog Mog the natives insist... on living with the same simplicity as in the past." "After spending time with this happy people for whom time has stopped... we weighed anchor." "It was time to continue on Magellan's route. "" ""On April 7 th, 1521 we entered the port of Cebu." "As a greeting..." "Captain Magellan ordered a gun salute." "On land, the natives were advised not to fear our canons." "The King of Cebu declared our Captain welcome... but said all vessels entering the port... must pay tax." "Magellan sent word that he would not pay tax to any king." "If the King wished peace, the Captain would bring him peace... but if he wanted war, the Captain would wage war. "" "CEBU, PHILIPPINES 491ST DAY" "Here in Cebu we can see... how Magellan's expedition changed the place forever." ""Out of respect for our canons... the King of Cebu waived the tax... and promised Magellan he'd embrace the Catholic faith." "During the following two weeks we baptized the natives of Cebu... and of nearby islands." "On one island the inhabitants did not obey." "We burned down the village and erected a cross. "" "The Europeans left Christianity as a legacy in Cebu." "We were there during Holy Week." "We saw a commotion, people running about... so I asked a local what was going on." "He said it was a crucifixion." "I said, 'Crucifixion?" "Like in Brazil, where they act it out... and tie a man on a cross?" "' He said: 'No, here we use nails... the person is really nailed on the cross'." "When we got there, there were over 3,000 people praying." "When I saw the nail going into his foot, I couldn't believe it." "It was one of the most impressive things I've ever seen." "The Philippines is the only Catholic country in Asia. "" ""After catechizing several islands in the region... we began making more profitable bargains." "Satisfied..." "Magellan wanted to give the King of Cebu some proof of his friendship... and asked him who his greatest enemy was." "The King answered that it was Lapulapu, the chief of Mactan Island." "Magellan promised that with his canons... he would make Lapulapu bow down before the King of Cebu." "We went to battle with 49 men." "Due to the reefs we landed with water up to our thighs." "We couldn't imagine that Chief Lapulapu... was prepared for battle." "Our weapons had no chance... against the 1,500 men of Mactan Island." "All of us witnessed, in awe, the death of Captain Magellan. "" "MACTAN ISLAND, PHILIPPINES 507TH DAY" "This is the island of Mactan." "It was here that Magellan was killed." "We found no statue of him on the island." "Instead, there is a large statue of Chief Lapulapu." "Here the hero is the man who, to defend his people killed Magellan." " This is the hero of the Philippines." ""After we left Cebu... we continued our trip in Southern Philippines." "That was a dangerous passage." "One day we arrived in an island which looked deserted." "We decided to stay overnight." "But, around 6 pm, a strange fishing boat came to sight." "The bay was very large, it could anchor anywhere... but it anchored near us." "I thought that was strange, I was kind of worried... because there are pirates in those waters." "Night fell and their lights went out." "With no moon, you couldn't see anything." "I got my night vision binoculars... and I saw that the people on that boat were really suspicious." "Then I said, 'Guys, let's get out of here!" "'" "We turned off all our lights and I told Jaime to go ahead... and weigh anchor." "I took care of the sails..." "Heloísa took the helm... and, in the dark we slowly floated away..." "Suddenly, I saw a flash of light." "They had got on their dinghy and were going... to where we'd been anchored." "When they realized our boat was gone, they started shooting... but we were already too far away." "I started the engine and sped off." "So we managed to escape. "" "We got to Brunei." "SULTANATE OF BRUNEl, BORNEO 534TH DAY" "A Muslim country... governed by a Sultan who lives in the world's largest palace... and who has 350 luxury cars and two wives." "The country is one of the richest in the world because of oil." "Here everything that glitters is made of 24 carat gold... even the domes of the mosques." "All these domes are made of gold." "In those days, Pigafetta reported... that the people here lived on houses built on stilts." "A tradition that continues, even with all this money." ""We went south and arrived in the Island of Bali, in Indonesia. "" "ISLAND OF BALI, INDONESIA 576TH DAY" ""In Asia, although countries are next to each other... their rituals, culture and religion are completely different." "The Balinese follow the Hindu religion." "And when someone dies there, they give a party." "They play music, make offerings, dance, and more curious still... they carry the coffin on an altar which moves about... in order to confuse the dead man's spirit." "Because, in doing... so they believe the spirit won't remember the way back home." "The procession end with a cremation in a cow-shaped urn." "For them, the cow is a sacred animal... which guides the spirits into their next life." "But what people in Bali really enjoy is celebrating life!"" "When we left Indonesia, our last adventure in Asia... was to sail over the mouth of Krakatoa volcano... which sank 200 years ago... after the biggest volcano eruption in History." "Today, out of the water you can only see the Son of Krakatoa." ""After Captain Magellan's death... the expedition was lost for months... until the Spanish officer Sebastián Elcano took command." "Just as despair started to overcome the entire crew... we finally found the land of the precious spices... which Magellan had dreamed of for so long. "" ""One of the three vessels filled its holds so much it sank in the port." "The other was burned because... there were no longer enough crewmembers... to take both ships to Europe." "Under the command of the Spanish Captain Sebastián Elcano..." "Pigafetta, 47 Europeans and 13 Indians embarked for Spain... on the vessel Victoria, the only one left." "They chose to return along the exclusively Portuguese route... round Africa... a very risky course for a vessel with a Spanish flag. "" "This way, right?" "This way's good, right, Jaime?" " There and then ahead." " Full of corals." "This is Cocos Keeling." "We're arriving." " All blue." " All blue." " Many corals!" " First island of Indian Ocean!" "COCOS KEELING ISLAND, AUSTRALIA 618TH DAY" ""After three days at sea, we got to the Cocos Keeling atoll." "The pass to get to the anchorage is a channel full of reefs... which you can pass thanks to the transparency of the water... one of the clearest in the world." "This is where Kat went snorkeling for the first time... to see underwater." "Cocos Keeling is the last stop if you want to cross the Indian Ocean." "It's a meeting place for people like us... people who like to go in adventures around the world. "" "Hello, everybody!" ""Every afternoon all the 'yachties' get together... to chat, exchange experiences and tell stories." "You end up meeting people you met on the other side of the world." "When we were here six years ago, on our first trip... we followed the local tradition and left a message on the island." "It's still there, in the same spot... just as we left it." "After two weeks on this paradise island... we left to Madagascar." "When we're crossing an ocean, the boat never stops." "There's a certain routine on board, but no two days are the same. "" "Thousands of thousands of miles into the sea... when you're sailing... it's lovely sleeping with the window open." "No thieves, no mosquitoes... no pirates, nothing." "In fact it's not as safe as you might think." "One night I was fast asleep, dreaming away... when suddenly I heard a "plopping" sound!" "I got quite a fright, I turned on the light... and when I looked, I was sharing my bed... with a huge flying fish." "After 17 days crossing the Indian Ocean... we arrived on the African coast." "Since we couldn't anchor at Madagascar... because of a cholera outbreak... we sailed to Mayotte Island, which was the nearest port." "MAYOTTE ISLAND, COMOROS 657TH DAY" "On this island the inhabitants speak French... and make the essences for the world's most expensive perfumes." "In the market we met Atoumani." "We started chatting... and he found out we were Brazilian." "And he asked us, "Would you like to come to a wedding party?"" "The ceremony lasts for six days." "On the first day, the women took me to their home... to get me ready according to the tradition." "They dressed me and used makeup... made of crushed sandalwood with coral powder and water." "For five days we sang and danced with them." "On the last day of festivities... when the bride and groom move to their new home... everyone follows in a procession... carrying the bride's gifts on their heads in a great celebration." "I felt very honored to have taken part... in such an intimate moment with that family." "HULUWE-HULUWE, SOUTH AFRICA 682ND DAY" ""The Cape of Good Hope is one of the most feared places on earth." "The average is one storm every 36 hours." "Luckily for us, the winds were in our favor." "Unlike the vessel Victoria, which encountered another tragic episode. "" ""We are nine weeks off Cape of Good Hope." "Terrible winds prevented us from continuing." "Although we carry a fortune of cloves in our holds..." "I fear we shall die of hunger." "Victoria journeys alone." "May God help us return home. "" ""When we rounded Cape of Good Hope and into the Atlantic... we had been on our journey for two years." "Returning to the Atlantic is rather like returning home, to our back yard." "After rounding Cape of Good Hope... the vessel Victoria managed to reach the Atlantic... and started up the coast of Africa." "Hunger and thirst on board was so despairing... that Captain Elcano was forced to put in to an enemy port... belonging to the Portuguese." "Even risking being arrested... they went ashore for water and food." "At this port Pigafetta made an historic discovery." "They told him it was Thursday... but according to his notes, it was Wednesday." "This difference in calculations was only solved 100 years later... with the creation of time zones." "When the Portuguese found out that the Victoria was Spanish..." "Elcano ordered them to flee." "Not having been able to take on supplies... the sailors prepared for death. "" ""On September 6th, 1522, as if by a miracle from God... we finally sighted Spain." "Of the 260 men who left almost three years ago... we are now only 18." "We anchored in Seville." "We all went ashore, barefoot, sick and starved." "The first thing we asked the locals for were candles." "Everyone looked at us as if we were ghosts." "We went directly to the church to fulfill all the vows we had made... asking God to save us from death... which had taken so many of us... including our Captain Magellan. "" ""On January 20th, 2000 we sighted the Spanish coast." "When we sailed up the river to Seville..." "I realized that in fact, only one bridge separated us... from the town where everything had begun 500 years ago." "I made a radio request:" "'Puente de las Delicias, the yacht Aysso calling... requesting passage!"'" "That's so great!" ""Suddenly the bridge opened. "" "Look, Seville!" ""And there was Seville." "Being there was very moving, at the same spot... where the vessel Victoria arrived in 1522, with just 18 survivors." "Pigafetta handed the King of Spain his journals." "They disappeared since they revealed too many details." "Pigafetta returned to Italy... and there he rewrote his destroyed notes from memory." "If it hadn't been for his determination to tell the story... we would never have known the truth... about the first time Man went round the world." "Magellan's journey changed the world map forever." "This is where we concluded our tribute to Captain Ferdinand Magellan." "It was time for us to go home. "" " Look!" " Come here, dolphin!" "Look over there!" "Dolphins!" " So cute!" " Dolphin!" "Dolphin!" "So nice!" "CAPE VERDE NORTH ATLANTIC - 884TH DAYS "Our last stop was Cape Verde." "That place is so much like Brazil!"" "Lots of pepper!" "São Vicente, which we are leaving... and now we're going to Porto Seguro." "This one took us nearly 35 days... this took nearly a month... and now it'll take nearly two weeks to get to Porto Seguro." "And now the end, arriving... the heart beats faster... tasting again the Brazilian food... it'll be Bahia, the acarajé." "How wonderful to go home!" ""There's nothing that makes a boat go faster... than longing. "" "We hoisted the sails and set the compass on the course:" "Brazil!" "Going home is great... but it's also good to know that the sea is home." "All families get together for Christmas, birthdays... special occasions." "Ours gets together to cross an ocean." "For this trip back... our sons Pierre and Wilhelm returned to Aysso." "During those days I started remembering... everything I had lived through at sea." "At sea I saw my sons grow up... it was because of the sea that I became a mother again... with Kat's arrival." "And it was at sea that I learned to live with very little... without complicating things." ""As we got closer..." "I started to look at my family there with me... and I felt great happiness... at having succeeded in living so intensely... the dream we had together. "" "In the time of the ancient sailors... they knew they were close to land... when birds appeared." "For us it was a little different." "Aysso, Aysso." "This is Lieutenant Otávio of the Brazilian Air Force." "We'd like to welcome Aysso to Brazilian waters." ""After a journey of 910 days... stopping in 19 countries and 9 territories... finally, on April 22nd, 2000... we sighted the Brazilian coast in the distance." "When Aysso crossed that coral reef... at the entrance to Porto Seguro, I was ecstatic." "I was arriving in my Brazil!"" "I missed you so much!" "Amidst all the people, suddenly I looked up and saw my mother... and it was as if everything stopped still at that moment." "I hugged my mother." "I stood there holding her, I couldn't let go." "I was back home... back with my family... and my family was back with me." ""One thing I learned sailing around the world... was that I need time for what is most important to me:" "Being with the people I love." "I need time to dream..." "I need time to fulfill my dreams. "" "KAT, THIS FILM IS FOR YOU" "GOOD WINDS, MY SISTER"