Movie poster for Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei
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Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999)

HistoryDrama
132 min

Plot Summary

A movie about a Brazilian entrepreneur who rivalled American's richest man at his time, well-known Rockfeller. Irineu Evangelista de Souza in 1867 had $155.000 contos de reis, meanwhile the Brazilian Governement annual budget was 97.000 contos de reis. The movie shows his life from poverty to riches and back to poverty again, as is common in Brazil, rich people die poor.

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HistoryDramaSérgio RezendePaulo BettiMalu Mader1999

Director

Sérgio Rezende

Top Cast

Paulo BettiMalu MaderOthon BastosMichael ByrneAntônio Pitanga

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