The King of Brazil

The King of Brazil is a suspenseful, action-packed historical epic about folk hero Zumbi de Palmares.

Set in 17th century Brazil, this is the story of one of the most controversial figures in Brazilian
history-- the country's own equivalent of Spartacus. This is a person so influential, brilliant and
disruptive, that despite Portuguese historians' best efforts to erase him from memory, his legend
has persisted to this day in the Brazilian conscience. However, that memory has faded and risks
being lost at a time that his story and his message have never been more relevant and
important.

Zumbi, despite being a household name in Brazil, has a story that is surprisingly unknown to
most given that Palmares, the rebel nation that he led, at some point accounted for 20% of Brazil's population.

Zumbi is the story of the Brazilian people in a nutshell. It is a story of hope against massive
corruption, greed, and social disenfranchisement. It is the story of how one man led a nation of
runaway slaves, whores, homossexuals, and working class whites, and successfully fought, for
twenty years, one of the world's most powerful militaries-- and nearly toppled an empire. It is
Spartacus meets Moses meets Julius Caesar.

It is also the story of Brazilian folklore and culture.

This is an homage to Brazil. An honest telling of a story that has shaped the nation more than it
could ever know.