History ·Drama · Brazil · 1985 · 1h 55m

Chico Rei

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Director
Walter Lima Jr.
Cast
Antônio Pitanga as Severino d'Acelino as Cosme dos Santos as Carlos Kroeber as Cláudio Marzo as Marcus Vinícius as
Crew
José Antônio Ventura — Director of Photography Mário Carneiro — Director of Photography Walter Lima Jr. — Editor Mário Carneiro — Editor Cecília Meireles — Writer Walter Lima Jr. — Writer
Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators
Walter Lima Jr. Director José Antônio Ventura Director of Photography Mário Carneiro Director of Photography Walter Lima Jr. Editor Mário Carneiro Editor Cecília Meireles Writer Walter Lima Jr. Writer Mário Prata Writer
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