Chico Rei (1985)

10.0/10 115 min History Drama

Overview

Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the properties of his former owner, and his companions' freedom, becoming Chico Rei, the first black man to own lands in Brazil.

Cast

Antônio Pitanga

Cosme dos Santos

Carlos Kroeber

Cláudio Marzo

Marcus Vinícius

Othon Bastos

Zaira Zambelli

Mário Gusmão

Anselmo Vasconcelos

Maria Fernanda

Haroldo de Oliveira

Chico Diaz

Nelson Dantas

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