The Die Gotica Universe: Where Past Meets Future and Fiction Becomes Reality
Time travel, hidden histories and encounters with the Elohim. Discover the world created by Cristiano Stern, from colonial Brazil to the distant future.
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Time travel, hidden histories and encounters with the Elohim. Discover the world created by Cristiano Stern, from colonial Brazil to the distant future.
A figure moving between occult lore and science fiction. Behind the mystery of Maria Orsic, Die Gotica imagines another identity.
From wartime legends to the arrival of the Elohim in 2032, a mysterious substance becomes a bridge between past and future.
Christ the Redeemer, wrapped in a cloak of holographic ice, stretched its arms over the crowds thronging Copacabana beach. It was January 2048. Through climate engineering and holographic projection, Rio de Janeiro had become the host…
Rio Fashion Week 2045 opened beneath a veil of mystery and speculation. The conspicuous absence of Popess Pretoria I—expected to attend and present three exclusive dresses designed in her honour—dominated conversations backstage and…
Artificial intelligence has moved from science fiction into everyday life, transforming it in ways once difficult to imagine. From ChatGPT’s ability to produce creative texts and answer complex questions to machine-learning systems…
Prepare to unravel the mysteries of time and confront the dangers lurking in history’s shadows. “Força-Tarefa Temporal” (Temporal Task Force) is a tabletop roleplaying game set in the Die Gotica Universe, inspired by investigative…
The Elohim War of 2032 exposed humanity’s vulnerability in the face of advanced technology and beings with superhuman abilities. At the height of the conflict, when defeat seemed inevitable, a new force appeared on the battlefield:…
Forget the pitch and the goalposts. The sport of the future is here, and its name is Dronebol. An electrifying fusion of football, drone racing and augmented reality, it has swept across the planet and become a symbol of unity between…
A collision between a motorcycle and a Military Police car in central Rio de Janeiro has raised suspicions about the rider’s involvement in trafficking SERUM 525, a tightly controlled chemical compound used to produce advanced…
The enigmatic Popess emerges as the guardian of cosmic secrets. During a crucial encounter, she reveals one of the greatest mysteries of the Die Gotica Universe: the existence of Die Glocke. Often depicted as a cosmic artefact capable…
The kitchens of Rio de Janeiro’s Papal Palace are a laboratory of flavours. Italian tradition meets Brazilian exuberance in an unforgettable culinary experience. Presiding over this gastronomic realm is Michela Gualtieri: an acclaimed…
Confinement beneath Jerusalem did not bring YHWH’s story to an end. Centuries of captivity fed his rage and twisted his divinity into something dark and distorted. Driven by revenge against those who had humiliated him, he found an…
The Elohim War of 2032 shook the foundations of human faith. Beings once worshipped as gods revealed themselves as technologically advanced creatures with earthly…
A new threat is casting light into Rio de Janeiro’s dark corridors—one that challenges not only established order but the foundations of time. The Praetorians, guardians of stability, have begun investigating a mysterious local…
The Elohim War of 2032 left deep scars across the planet, reshaping geopolitical borders and the social and cultural structures of nations. In Brazil, one dramatic change followed: the federal capital moved from Brasília to Rio de…
A surprising discovery has captivated local residents and international authorities: a mysterious artefact unearthed on Berlin’s outskirts by workers extending the S-Bahn railway. Its appearance has sent a ripple of intrigue across…
The Order of Four Popes, consolidated by 90% approval in the global referendum of September 2032, ushered in an era of far-reaching cooperation. Led by the charismatic Popess Pretoria I, it divided the world into four Macroregions,…
The “astronaut gods” hypothesis interprets ancient accounts of divinities as encounters with extraterrestrial beings. Non-verbal communication opens another perspective on that speculative idea. If the biblical Elohim were imagined as…
The original report records the presentation of the transmedia project A Desconhecida at Rome’s FantaFestival on Wednesday 26 November 2025 at 6 p.m., the sixth day of the historic fantasy-film festival’s 45th edition. Producer…
Those who follow the Die Gotica Universe know how much we enjoy the crossroads between art and life. When those paths lead into a labyrinth of Cold War secrets, with alien technology and a complex heroine at its centre, the…
Prepare to see reality differently. DGU Brasil is conceived not simply as an event but as an immersive gateway into the many layers of the Die Gotica Universe. This transmedia exhibition gives physical form to a world where past,…
Pyramids have fascinated humanity for centuries: monumental structures that seem to defy time, guarding secrets that scientists and archaeologists seek to unravel. But what if they were more than tombs or astronomical observatories?…
Inventário Cultural Esculpido—the Sculpted Cultural Inventory— is a project by digital artist Guinga.Space celebrating the cultural richness of Indigenous, quilombola, caiçara and caboclo communities along the Ribeira de Iguape River…
The Die Gotica Universe, known in the original article for the animated series A Desconhecida , extends into music through Tramas Temporais – Die Gotica : an album connecting orchestral grandeur with science-fiction storytelling.…
Welcome, science-fiction readers. Today we enter the universe created by Italian filmmaker and music producer Cristiano Stern, who has lived in Brazil for more than twenty years. His novel A Insurreição dos Semideuses offers another…
Hello, DGU explorers. Here is the kind of news that makes the ground tremble and time bend. As your correspondent in this extraordinary universe, I am delighted to announce the arrival of the scripts for the first three episodes of a…
In A Luta das Cores , visual artist Sônia Batista Stern draws on her travels through Europe and her own Indigenous and Black ancestry to revisit Brazil’s colonial period from another perspective. Combining history and fiction in a…
From the depths of Italy’s 1990s underground, Cristiano Stern’s Lex Acida project returns after three decades in obscurity. The album Genesi , made with DJ Joe Montana, receives a new remaster through Vil…
Time travel often takes science fiction into extraordinary worlds and alternate realities. But what happens when the future arms the past? In Die Gotica, the Indigenous warrior Kereju confronts that dilemma on returning to colonial…
Amid the turbulence of colonial Brazil—Portuguese conquest, Indigenous resistance and the pursuit of wealth—stands the enigmatic Bacharel de Cananéia. Moving shrewdly between competing peoples and interests, he resists simple…
From live-action footage to characters between 2D and 3D, SBS Studios is developing a hybrid language for Die Gotica. Behind the scenes, Nuaviv helps organise the materials and decisions that keep this world moving.
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