Chico Rei

Name: Chico Rei
Director: Walter Lima Jr.
Genre: History, Drama
Released: 1985-01-20
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 10
Cast: Antônio Pitanga, Severino d'Acelino, Cosme dos Santos, Carlos Kroeber, Cláudio Marzo

1985

1h 55m

History Drama

Director: Walter Lima Jr.

Writers: Cecília Meireles, Walter Lima Jr.

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.