Favela no Ar

Favela no Ar

The real faces of Brazilian rap

2002 · 52 min · Documentary

The documentary shows the awakening of the poor youth to social consciousness in the identification of life that imitates art with art that imitates life. It is the São Paulo chapter of the cultural history of national rap in the voice of its main exponents.

Directed by Teddy Goitom

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