Chico Rei (1985)

Name: Chico Rei
Director: Walter Lima Jr.
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1985-01-20
Duration: 115 min
Cast: Antônio Pitanga, Severino d'Acelino, Cosme dos Santos, Carlos Kroeber, Cláudio Marzo

January 20, 19851h 55mPT

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.

Director

Walter Lima Jr.

Writers

Cecília Meireles, Walter Lima Jr., Mário Prata