The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 1985
Chico Rei
Directed by
Walter Lima Jr.
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.
The story
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.
Cast
Antônio Pitanga
Severino d'Acelino
Cosme dos Santos
Carlos Kroeber
Cláudio Marzo
Marcus Vinícius
Othon Bastos
Rainer Rudolph
Zaira Zambelli
Mário Gusmão
Anselmo Vasconcelos
Maria Fernanda
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