Mauá - O Imperador e o Rei 1999

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History Drama

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.

Release Date 1999-10-15
Runtime 2h 12m
Directors Sérgio Rezende, Antonio Luiz Mendes, José Frazão
Producers Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho, Ricardo Pinto e Silva, Roberto Mader, Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho
Writers Sérgio Rezende, Joaquim Vaz de Carvalho, Paulo Halm, Denise Bandeira