Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei (1999)

  • L
  • 10/15/1999 (BR)
  • History, Drama
  • 2h 12m

Overview

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.

Sérgio Rezende

Screenplay, Director

Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho

Screenplay

Paulo Halm

Screenplay

Cast

Paulo Betti's headshot

Paulo Betti

Mauá
Malu Mader's headshot

Malu Mader

May
Othon Bastos's headshot

Othon Bastos

Visconde de Feitosa
Michael Byrne's headshot

Michael Byrne

Mr. Carruthers
Antônio Pitanga's headshot

Antônio Pitanga

Valentim
Rodrigo Penna's headshot

Rodrigo Penna

D. Pedro II
Roberto Bomtempo's headshot

Roberto Bomtempo

Visconde do Rio Branco
Jorge Neves's headshot

Jorge Neves

Mauá Jovem

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