Culture is Our Weapon
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Culture is Our Weapon

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Culture is Our Weapon

About this book

Brazil is a conundrum; even as its culture enjoys an ever higher profile in the West, an undeclared, vicious and often ignored drug war is being fought on the streets of its cities' favelas (shanty towns). Culture is Our Weapon: AfroReggae in the Favelas of Rio is a unique and remarkable book. It tells the story of this war through the eyes of both the protagonists and those it affects, revealing terrifying complexities of life on the frontline of one of the most damaging civil conflicts in Latin America. At centre stage of this ground breaking book is the extraordinary work of Grupo Cultural AfroReggae, a Rio-based NGO which seeks to divert favela residents from the path of poverty and violence, through music and an appreciation of black culture. AfroReggae are a force for real social change; they are also a model for what is possible when an oppressed community decides to resist the twin onslaugh of violence and poverty. This book is co-authored by a prize-winning fiction and non-fiction writer.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Authors' Note
  5. Preface
  6. 1: Living in a War Zone
  7. 2: The Cradle of Crime
  8. 3: First Moves
  9. 4: Rival Factions
  10. 5: JB Tells his Story
  11. 6: The Political Moment
  12. 7: Funk
  13. 8: Back in Alemão
  14. 9: People and Perceptions
  15. 10: The Factions
  16. 11: Guerra
  17. 12: How it Works
  18. 13: The Police
  19. 14: Three Survivors' Stories
  20. 15: Trabalhadores or Traficantes
  21. 16: Junior
  22. 17: A Different Way
  23. 18: The End of the Beginning
  24. Postscripts
  25. People and Places
  26. Further Information