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Encyclopedia > Dona Branca
Dona Branca
Dona Branca

Dona Branca (full name: María Branca dos Santos; often referred to as The people's banker.)


Between 1970 and 1984 in Portugal, "Dona Branca" maintained a Ponzi scheme that paid a ten percent monthly interest, for that she became known as "The people's banker". 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Don (usually preceded in English by the), derived from Latin Dominus, is a Spanish (pron. ... A Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment operation that involves paying abnormally high returns (profits) to investors out of the money paid in by subsequent investors, rather than from net revenues generated by any real business. ...


She was arrested in 1984, and in 1988 she was sentenced to 10 years in prison.[1] 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Trivia

She was one of the last inmates of Convento das Mónicas when it was dismantled in 1989. 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


In 1993 RTP created a TV Series called "A Banqueira do Povo" ("The People's Banker") based on these events. Eunice Muñoz had the leading role as Dona Benta. Also featured were Raúl Solnado, Alexandra Lencastre, Lídia Franco and Diogo Infante. 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... RTP is the Real-time Transport Protocol, a common initialism for Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, an abbreviation for Rádio e Televisão de Portugal the Portuguese public television network. ... Eunice Muñoz (born 30 July 1928 in Amareleja, Portugal) is one of the most talented and most popular Portuguese actresses. ... Raúl Solnado (born October 19, 1929 in Lisbon, Portugal) is one of the most cherished Portuguese actors, and one of the top comedians in the country. ... Alexandra Lencastre (born September 26, 1965 in Lisbon, Portugal) is one of the most talented and most popular Portuguese actresses. ...


References

  1. ^ Visão, Apanhados pelos selos, 18 May 2006.

External links

  • "A Banqueira do Povo" at IMDb

 

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