Journal Set 1: Favela Rising



Favela is locally known as ghettos of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Gangs, violence, drug dealing and conflict with police officials are a common part of daily life in this region. Anderson Sa is one of the member of favela and he was a drug-trafficker here. He saw violence and related ugly things in favela , and  also he saw many people that died in situations which police officials attacked them. After a while later, Anderson Sa realized the fact that the life that he was living had a dead end. Even innocent people were being killed at the time of police operations in favela because this area was known as criminal territory in the city, and people are all guilty. Hence, he decided to give up selling drugs and gang life to become the leader of this community in his struggle that is against violence. So, he became the representative and warrior of favela against violence and Anderson believed that music could be more than entertainment, so it would be a force for their right struggle.

In the movie Favela Rising, Anderson Sa had used his talent to take youth from using drugs, so he and his close friends decided to use music and dance in order to express their ideas in favor of nonviolent life, by the way children in favela want to be outlaw and Anderson and his friends start to inform them about outlaw’s future. After a while, police officials did not see their efforts and decide to make an attack to favelas again. Anderson’s music and dance group’s name was Affroreggae and This group lost its one of the first members in this police operation. This made them very sad, but at the same time made them more and more ambitious in their struggle. They were not comprehending to the attacks of police officials since they were only trying to create their own cultural universe with music and dance. Thus, they continued to work and develop their skills. Meanwhile, their number of fans continued to increase day by day, so expanded to many people. Their lyrics were including words and sayings against violence and in favor of justice. 

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