Chico Rei (1985)

Release Date: 1985-01-20
Runtime: 1h 55min
Production Country: Brazil
Director: 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.