An analysis and summary of the life and work of Camões. In a book “with two façades, two-faced, ambidextrous … ” Paulo de Cantos makes a compressed approach as a Readers’ Digest of the Camonian Phenomenon, giving the choice between starting with the work Camões Certeza or the life Luís Mistério, but reassuring the reader, because “all roads lead to Camões”. The Mystery side is written as a play, staged in a fictional courtroom as a trial. The Sure side condenses all the work of Camões, ending with Os Lusíadas. The book also features a remissive index of onomastic references, a knowledge register and a listing of translations of Camões’ work with images and bio-bibliographical documents.