Chico Xavier

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Chico Xavier

"The life of the greatest spirit medium that the world has ever seen."

2010

2h 4m

7.1(95 votes)

Drama

Overview

A biography of spiritual medium and author Francisco Candido Xavier.

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Cast & Crew

88 members

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Nelson Xavier

Chico Xavier 1969 - 1975

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Ângelo Antônio

Chico Xavier 1931 - 1959

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Matheus Costa

Chico Xavier 1918 - 1922

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Tony Ramos

Orlando

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Christiane Torloni

Glória

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Luís Melo

João Cândido

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Letícia Sabatella

Maria

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Giulia Gam

Rita

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Giovanna Antonelli

Cidália

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Paulo Goulart

Saulo Guimarães

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Cássia Kis

Iara

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Pedro Paulo Rangel

Padre Scarzelo

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Cássio Gabus Mendes

Padre Júlio Maria

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Ana Rosa

Carmem

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Anselmo Vasconcelos

Perácio

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Aílton Graça

Passageiro 1

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Jean Pierre Noher

Jean Manzon

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Charles Fricks

David Nasser

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André Dias

Emmanuel

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Rosi Campos

Cleide

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Carla Daniel

Carmosina

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Cadu Fávero

Rafael

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Via Negromonte

Dora

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Nildo Parente

Juiz

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Osvaldo Mil

José

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Cininha de Paula

Maria Celeste

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Cynthia Falabella

Professora

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Bruce Gomlevsky

Promotor

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Larissa Vereza

Lucia

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Guilherme Bernard

Eurípedes

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Matheus Guedes

Vivaldo

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Gregório Duvivier

Oftalmologista

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Gláucia Rodrigues

Letícia Almeida

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Luiz Serra

Daniel Albuquerque

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Daniel Barcellos

João Leonardo

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Thelmo Fernandes

Menezes de Assis

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Paulo Vespúcio

Emiliano

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Adelaide de Castro

Lea

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Leonardo Jabbour

Eduardo

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Hélio Ribeiro

Repórter da TV

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Pietro Mário

Pai que chora

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Rejane Zilles

Mulher que dá relógio

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Prazeres Barbosa

Mulher que recebe relógio

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Gustavo Ottoni

Médico de Chico

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Pablo Sanábio

Assistente de Produção

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Raquel Bonfante

Aluna Rosa

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Nilvan Santos

Agricultor

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Andréa Caldas

Luiza

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Flávia Guedes

Geralda

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Tânia Costa

Maria Cândido

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Alexandre David

Pacheco

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Carlos Mariano

Pastor Elias

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Anja Bittencourt

Mãe das Ensandecidas

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Mariana Bassoul

Ensandecida 1

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Thamirys Spyker

Ensandecida 2

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Carolina Pavanelli

Ensandecida 3

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Juliana Bertoni

Ensandecida 4

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Maria Helena Pader

Mãe de Ludi

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Raul Toledo

Walcyr

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Victor Navega Motta

Moacir

Costume & Make-Up

Alex Brollo

Sonoplasta

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Igor Luiz Zacharias

Raimundo (1918 - 1922)

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Marília G. C. Almeida

Maria Conceição (1918 - 1922)

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Larissa Sarto

Carmosina (1918 - 1922)

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Juraci de Souza

Senhora com a perna inchada

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Bruno Viana

Sacristão

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Natalia Soutto

Ludmila

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Rosirene Roman

Mulher que cumprimenta Chico

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André Luiz Frambach

José (1918 - 1922)

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Matheus de Sá

Aluno

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Samuel de Assis

Altair

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Kika Freire

Geni

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Carla Cabé

Maria Conceição

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Cacá Dias

Raimundo

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Antônio Destro

Oficial de Justiça

Production

Júlio Uchoa

Homem com bíblia

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Tião D'Avila

Feliciano

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Renata Imbriani

Tania

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Fábio Porchat

Passageiro 2

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Eduardo Ribas

Advogado de Defesa

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Monique Santos

Maria Cândido (1918)

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Roseane de Souza

Geralda (1918)

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Isadora V. Almeida

Geralda (1918)

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Giovanna Ferreira

Lúcia (1918)

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Flávio Costa Rocha

Empregado da Venda

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João Paulo Lopes

Filho do Agricultor

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Eloísa Vicente Almeida

Geralda (1922)

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Hosanan Conceição

Homem sem bíblia

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