Black Rio! Black Power!

Emilio Domingos

2023 / 75 minutes
Brazil / Brazil
Portuguese with English Subtitles

Soul music dances gave rise to the Black Rio Movement in the 1970s, becoming spaces for political affirmation and resistance within Rio de Janeiro's young Black community. The film highlights the significance of this music scene in the fight for racial equality during Brazil's military dictatorship and its subsequent influence on Hip Hop and Funk music. It also explores how Black pride shaped newer generations and contributed to the aesthetic valorization that has spread over the past decades.