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2021240 minPG-13documentary

8.4/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

Organized Crime Corruption Capitalism Social Inequality

Doctor Castor

2021240 minPG-13documentary

8.4/ 10(12 ratings)• TMDB

A charismatic crime boss manipulates Rio’s culture to build his empire.

“Seductive and violent: this is Castor de Andrade”

Organized Crime Corruption Capitalism Social Inequality

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Marco Antonio Araujo

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A charismatic crime boss manipulates Rio’s culture to build his empire.

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Marco Antonio Araujodirector

Marco Antonio Araujowriter

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Powerful boss of the "jogo do bicho" (an illegal and very popular lottery of numbers associated to animals), Castor de Andrade used football and carnival to legitimize his image. Seductive, charismatic and violent, he built an empire of crimes in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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