

Black August
1993-08-24 · Runtime unavailable · ★ 8.0
The series tells the story of a criminal investigation into the murder of businessman Paulo Gomes de Aguiar at the beginning of August. In the midst of the Vargas government crisis, the murder case is taken by police commissioner Alberto Mattos, an honest and incorruptible man who is not well regarded by his co-workers, as the place is totally turned over to corruption.
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- Creators
- Giba Assis Brasil, Jorge Furtado
- Production companies
- Estúdios Globo
- Countries
- Brazil
- Status
- Ended
Top Cast
José MayerComissário Alberto Mattos
Vera FischerAlice Lomagno
Letícia SabatellaSalete
Lúcia VeríssimoLuciana Borges Gomes de Aguiar
Elias GleizerRosalvo
Hugo CarvanaLuiz Magalhães
Rodolfo BottinoClemente
José WilkerPedro Lomagno
Sérgio MambertiSenador Victor Freitas
Marcos WinterCláudio Aguiar
Tony TornadoGregório Fortunato
Norton NascimentoChicão
Lima DuarteTurco Velho (Ibrahim Assad)
Carlos VerezaPádua
Stênio GarciaDelegado Raul Ramos
Ary FontouraIpojuca
Cláudio Corrêa e CastroIlídio dos Santos
Mário LagoAniceto
Milton GonçalvesEuzébio
Othon BastosDr. GalvãoTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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