Chico Rei

Chico Rei

115 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 20, 1985

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.

Chico Rei

115 mins | Drama, History | Jan. 20, 1985

Chico Rei
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.
Producers
Original title Chico Rei
Directors Walter Lima Jr.
Writers Mário Prata, Cecília Meireles, Walter Lima Jr.