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.
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Antônio Pitanga
Known for
The Clone
Perfect Love
Severino d'Acelino
Also in
Espelho d'Água - Uma Viagem no Rio São Francisco
Walter Lima Jr.
Walter Lima Jr.
Also in
Cine Paissandu: Histórias de uma Geração
Thomaz Farkas, Brazilian
Paulo César Ferreira
Cosme dos Santos
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Elas por Elas
Mar do Sertão
Cecília Meireles
Luiz Eugênio Muller
Carlos Kroeber
Known for
Bye Bye Brazil
Mário Prata
Naná Vasconcelos
Cláudio Marzo
Known for
Lady on the Bus
Walter Lima Jr. Director · Cecília Meireles Writer Mário Prata Writer
First release January 20, 1985 · Produced in Brazil
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Brazil
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Original language
Portuguese
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Portuguese
Release dates
Brazil · January 20, 1985
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