The film features no transgender characters or themes, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

The adaptation retains the novel's established character genders, portraying the male fisherman Crisóstomo and adopted son Camilo with male actors, and female roles such as Isaura and the dwarf woman with female performers, resulting in no gender swaps.

The film adapts a Portuguese novel featuring fictional characters whose races are not explicitly defined or visually depicted in the source material. The story relocates to Brazil with a diverse local cast, but no mismatches occur with any established racial baselines.