Lei da Selva: A História do Jogo do Bicho

Lei da Selva: A História do Jogo do Bicho

Lei da Selva: A História do Jogo do Bicho

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Lei da Selva: A História do Jogo do Bicho

2022

1 Seasons

4 Episodes

5.0(2 votes)

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Documentary

Overview

The story of how the lottery invented to finance a zoo was incorporated by Rio de Janeiro's popular culture and, in the hands of organized gangsters, transformed itself into an immense crime empire.

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Kromaki

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Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Cecília Olliveira

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Marcelo Adnet

Marcelo Adnet

Narrator

Fábio Fabato

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Luiz Antônio Simas

Luiz Antônio Simas

Himself

Tainá de Paula

Herself

Milton Cunha

Himself

Creative team

Created by: Pedro Asbeg
Showrunner: Roberta Oliveira
Anna Julia Werneck
Produced by: Rodrigo Letier

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