03 Apr 1998
Central Station
An emotional journey of a former school teacher, who writes letters for illiterate people, and a young boy, whose mother has just died, as they search for the father he never knew.
A Jornada do Valente
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Top Billed Cast
Wilson Rabelo Assis Valente
rOnA Heitor dos Prazeres
Wagner Cria O Desejo
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