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April 3rd, 2014

LSE Review of Books in Brazil Podcast: Episode 2: Favela life: From drug gangs to drum beats

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

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April 3rd, 2014

LSE Review of Books in Brazil Podcast: Episode 2: Favela life: From drug gangs to drum beats

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Estimated reading time: 5 minutes

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Following on from Episode 1 “Rio in Transition”, the second instalment in our three-part series on Brazil will take you to Rio de Janeiro’s morros, or hills, to explore just how two grassroots movements are shaking things up in the city’s favelas. 

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LSE Review of Books in Brazil: Episode 2: Favela life: From drug gangs to drum beats

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Sandra Jovchelovitch, Director of the Social and Cultural Psychology Programme at the LSE, and researcher Jacqueline Priego-Hernandez, speak about their new book: Underground Sociabilities: Identity, culture and resistance in Rio’s favelasPaul Heritage, Professor of Drama and Performance at Queen Mary College in London, also talks about art in the city’s periphery at a circus school in central Rio.

Other guests include: Silvia Ramos,  Public Security expert in Rio and Celso Athayde, founder of CUFA (Central Unicas das Favelas) and more.

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Watch our audio slideshow “Art in Rio’s Periphery: A conversation with Paul Heritage”

Catch-up with the rest of the LSE Review of Books in Brazil series:

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 Episode 1: Rio in transition [jwplayer mediaid=”19167″]

 Episode 3: Politics and Economics in Brazil – Coming soon!

 

Podcast: Presented by Amy Mollett. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. All contributors in order of appearance: Sandra Jovchelovitch, Jacqueline Priego-Hernandez, Silvia Ramos, Jailson de Souza e Silva, Celso Athayde, Cristal Moniz de Aragão, Angela Arruda, Pedrinho Guareschi, Paul Heritage. Translations by: Sierra Williams (Silvia Ramos), Simon Bastow (Jailson de Souza e Silva), Chris Gilson (Celso Athayde), Eduardo Feteira (Pedrinho Guareschi).  Music and sound came courtesy of: DJ Sunho from the album DJ Sunho in Brasil with special permission; The Prelinger Archives: Brazil: South American Medley (National Geographic, 1948); Banda AfroReggae for their songs:” Capa de Revista” and “Conflitos Urbanos”; CriadaFavela via Soundcloud for “Feito pra favela mast. gravação voz ProDbeats”; Groove Gravy Records for “Jazzilicious Sambossa” from their Brazil Remixed album (purchase on iTunes here) with special permission; Robinhood: A circus jump via Freesound.org; and Ergo Phizmiz “Music for an Underground Circus” via Free Music Archive. Crescer e Viver photos: © 2013 Catarina Heeckt. Published 2nd April 2014.

 

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