Favela rising /

Documents how former drug-trafficker Anderson Sa, and Jose Junior's Grupo Cultural AfroReggae are working to unite a Rio slum, or favela, against a violent drug industry and police oppression. The Grupo Cultural AfroReggae organization uses music as an instrument of change, to offer an alternat...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Thinkfilm (Firm), HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films, Magnolia Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors:	Zimbalist, Jeff, Mochary, Matt, Sá, Anderson, Junior, José, Nunes, Marcio, Azevedo, Andre Luis, Ventura, Zuenir, Martins, Altair, Moraes, Michele, Siqueira, Lizietia Carmen
Format:	Book
Language:	Portuguese
Language Notes:	Portuguese with English subtitles.
Published:	Los Angeles, CA : Magnolia Home Entertainment, [2010]
Subjects:	Sá, Anderson. Junior, José. AfroReggae (Musical group) Vigário Geral (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) > Social conditions. Political activists > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Social movements > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Slums > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Foreign films.

Table of Contents:

The Brazilian Bosnia
Vigario massacre
The Shiva effect
New role models
Fighting corruption
I have changed
Voice of the community
Expanding the movement
Lucas invasion
Immobile
A miracle.