Favela Rising - Part 2/10 - Brazilian Documentary

FAVELA RISING documents a man and a movement, a city divided and a favela (Brazilian squatter settlement) united. Haunted by the murders of his family and many of his friends, Anderson Sá is a former drug-trafficker who turns social revolutionary in Rio de Janeiro's most feared slum. Through hip-hop music, the rhythms of the street, and Afro-Brazilian dance he rallies his community to counteract the violent oppression enforced by teenage drug armies and sustained by corrupt police.

At the dawn of liberation, just as collective mobility is overcoming all odds and Anderson's grassroots Afro Reggae movement is at the height of its success, a tragic accident threatens to silence the movement forever.

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[kevano1512]

truly insprirational documentary. go out and buy it! the proceeds are certainly for a good cause

can someone from Brazil please help me..?

at 8minutes 41 there is a song. Can someone please tell me the name of song/ artist? Or even just write down the words she is singing in Portuguese so I can try to find the song. Would be much appreciated!

[brasucasoul]

@kevano1512 the song is "Estou a perigo", performed by "os Incriveis".

watch?v=QufM-njHOW8

[bronx413]

I'd love to see the whole thing but i cant find the rest of the videos!

[tonyfalca]

where are the other parts??

[kevano1512]

@brasucasoul Thanks so much Brasucasoul! So good to hear that song again. So much great music from Brazil and I have barely scratched the surface.

[kevano1512]

@CherryGh0st thanks CherryGhost. I bought the album but that specific song is not in...

[CherryGh0st]

@kevano1512 You can download the soundtrack album on itunes.

[LatinBloodSouthSide]

brasil my country the most beatiful and dengerous place in the world :)-

[jasminepena93]

Watch one of Michael Jackson's music video's "They Don't Really Care About Us"... this video reminded me of that music video when I was watching this.

[lafamiliamichoana12]

Yeah

[cris153able]

@pucksterz12 I totally agree with you! I'm from the US too, and I've been here in Brazil for the past 4 months now, and that was the first thing I realized upon arrival here. I really appreciate they way they think and the pride they have in themselves without the material things and that is why I don't want to leave here to go back to the US.