The novela opens in Italy with the Berdinazzi family, led by the patriarch Giuseppe (Raul Cortez). Struggling under the rise of fascism, Giuseppe makes a drastic decision. To save his son, he sends the young Bruno Berdinazzi to Brazil under a false identity. Bruno takes the name of his best friend, the wealthy landowner Antônio Mezenga (Tarcísio Meira), who was murdered by his own brother.
Decades later, the real Antônio’s son, Bruno Mezenga (Antônio Fagundes), grows up believing he is the legitimate heir to the Mezenga coffee empire. He is a hard-working, honest farmer. Meanwhile, the son of the impostor (who was actually the real Bruno Berdinazzi) grows up poor in the city. O Rei do Gado -1996--novela completa- 208 capit...
Here is your definitive guide to O Rei do Gado (1996): A Retrospective of the 208-Chapter Epic That Redefined the Brazilian Telenovela By: Soap Opera Encyclopedia The novela opens in Italy with the Berdinazzi
If you find the complete novel on Globoplay, do not skip a single chapter. Watch the funeral of Rudi. Watch the flooding of the fields. Watch Bruno Mezenga become the King of the Cattle only to realize that a king is nothing without his people. Bruno takes the name of his best friend,