Culture is our weapon : making music and changing lives in Rio de Janeiro
Title:
Culture is our weapon : making music and changing lives in Rio de Janeiro
Author:
Neate, Patrick.
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Publication Information:
New York : Penguin Books, 2010.
©2006
Physical Description:
xvi, 205 pages ; 20 cm
Summary:
Relates the story of Grupo Cultural AfroReggae, an organization based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that employs music and an appreciation for black culture to inspire residents of shantytowns to resist the drugs that are ruining their neighborhoods.
General Note:
Originally published: London : Latin American Bureau, 2006.
Language:
English
Contents:
Living in a war zone -- The cradle of crime -- First moves -- Rival factions -- JB tells his story -- The political moment -- Funk -- Back in Alemão -- People and perceptions -- The factions -- Guerra -- How it works -- The police -- Three survivors' stories -- Trabalhadores or trafi cantes -- Junior -- A different way -- The end of the beginning.
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ISBN:
9780143116745
Format :
Book
