Favela no Ar

Jan 1, 2002

0h 52m

★ 0.0

The real faces of Brazilian rap

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Treze Produções

Rosforth Films

Stocktown Films

Favela no Ar Trailers

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Cast

Self

Sabotage

Self

Negra Li

Self

Sandrão

Self

Dexter

Self

Xis

Self

Helião

Self

Afro-X

Self

KL Jay

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