

Lei da Selva: A História do Jogo do Bicho
2022-04-29 · 45 min / episode · ★ 5.0
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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- Pedro Asbeg
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- Kromaki
- Countries
- Brazil
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Marcelo AdnetNarrator
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