Auto da Barca do Inferno is part of the Vincentian theatre works written in 1517. The word auto (from the Latin actum, action) generally designates a religious subject. The story develops around two vessels placed on the side of a river - that leads to Hell and the one that leads to Heaven. A devil and his assistant command the boat of Hell, while an angel takes care of the ship of Glory. The dead goes to the barges, several characters enter the scene and talk to the devil and the angel, most of whom took to the barge of Hell. A nobleman who leaves someone praying for him, an olive tree was clinging to profits and money, Joane a fool, a shoemaker, a friar accompanied by a girl called Florence. The pimp Brízida Vaz, a Jew, a bailiff, a solicitor, a hanged man and four knights who died fighting the Moors in Africa; of these all, only the fool and the four horsemen enter the boat of Glória, the rest condemned to Hell. The arrival of the four horsemen who confidently join the ship of Gloria contrasts with the parade of the characters who go to Hell, because the horsemen selfless of material goods, dedicated their lives to fight for great conquests. The fool, in his ignorance, should also be forgiven of his sins. Each of the other characters presented a story of earthly life that did not allow them to go to Paradise. The most important aspect of this self is, therefore, the social problematic explained in the chosen human types. By the author, there is a severe criticism of the customs of the society of the time. There is also a strong criticism of the clergy's position, in the figurative priest who appears accompanied by a girlfriend. The play is a kind of final judgment.