Browsing through my CD’s I just came across Bnegao from Rio, who recently toured with Maga Bo as MC. Formerly he was singer of the hip hop rock band Planet Hemp, which was founded in 1993. “Planet Hemp began attracting attention because their shows always ended up in big fights and confusion. In 1994 B [...]
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The origins of Baile Funk
Posted in Brazilian Missions, Music + Reviews, tagged Baile Funk, Beastie Boys, Bnegao, Brasil, Cypress Hill, Funk, Funky Carioca, Maga Bo, Planet Hemp, Rio de Janeiro, Rock on May 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Ghost Taxis in Belém
Posted in Brazilian Missions, Feature, tagged Belém, Grenner than Paradise on May 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Max is back in Sweden now, but did an incredible job out there in Belem (Brasil) for some month, writing about the film making with the kids, traditions, myth and daily life in a so different continent from Europe. Here goes a little excerpt from his last posts about a funny ghost story among Taxi [...]
Brazil, Hippies & Litter
Posted in Brazilian Missions, Feature, tagged Belen, Brazil, Buenos Aires, Santarem, Sao Paolo on February 22, 2009 | Comments Off
And here comes a new travel report from the far South of Brazil. Max is travelling around and doesn’t seem to come back. At least that’s what he last said. Even squat movements in Sweden and his future career as a graffitti artist in Sweden don’t seem to appeal too much to him right now. [...]
Santarem Brazil – 4 Swedes on a mission
Posted in Brazilian Missions, Feature, Video, tagged Brazil, education, Santarem, Video workshops on November 14, 2008 | Comments Off
“You never know, you never know with these things…” My Swedish collegue Max from Barcelona just went off to Santarem, Brasil, to give some video workshops to the kids down there, together with three other friends. They work together with an organization that offers a lot of different social projects in Brasil, and they are [...]

