About Castor de Andrade
Castor Gonçalves de Andrade e Silva (12 February 1926 – 11 April 1997) was a Brazilian illegal lottery operator in the very popular Jogo do Bicho (the animal game) in Rio de Janeiro. From the 1980s, Castor de Andrade was the uncontested leader of all the main bicheiros and contraventores of the city of Rio de Janeiro, and had more than 100 policemen and a number of public servants, prominent politicians, and judges working for him. Castor was also very involved in the Brazilian Carnival and in football—he was the major sponsor of Bangu Atlético Clube and even called the "owner of Bangu", and h.
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