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Favela no Ar
The real faces of Brazilian rap
Genres
Documentary
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.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
52 min
Release Date
2002-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Portuguese
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Sabotage
Self
Negra Li
Self
Sandrão
Self
Dexter
Self
Xis
Self
Helião
Self
Afro-X
Self
KL Jay
Self
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