Chico Rei

Chico Rei

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 20, 1985

Runtime

1h 55m

Genres

History, Drama

Original Title

Chico Rei

Director

Walter Lima Jr.

Description

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.