

Chatô, The King of Brazil
2015-11-19 · 100 min · ★ 5.0
The true story of Assis Chateaubriand, the first magnate of communications in Brazil. Due to his influence during the late 1930s up to the early 1960s, he has come to be called 'the Brazilian Citizen Kane'.
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Production details
- Directors
- Guilherme Fontes
- Production companies
- GFF Filmes, Zoebra Filmes, Quanta Centro de Produções Cinematográficas
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Marco RiccaAssis Chateaubriand (Chatô)
Andréa BeltrãoVivi Sampaio
Leandra LealLola
Letícia SabatellaMaria Eudóxia
Paulo BettiGetúlio Vargas
Gabriel Braga NunesRosemberg
Zezé PolessaGermana Almeida
Eliane GiardiniConsuelo
Ricardo BlatManuel
Marcos OliveiraTeddy
Luiz Antonio PilarTerênsio
Walmor ChagasMilitary man
José LewgoyGrand marshal
Tião D'AvilaLírio
Guilherme FontesPresenter of the trial
Cláudia VenturaNurse
Gustavo PereiraChatô (child)Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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