{"id":51647,"date":"2019-02-28T09:59:54","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T12:59:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/?p=51647"},"modified":"2019-03-03T08:24:19","modified_gmt":"2019-03-03T11:24:19","slug":"suburban-madness-carnival-bloco-selects-doctor-i-hear-voices-as-their-2019-samba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=51647","title":{"rendered":"‘Suburban Madness’ Carnival Bloco Selects ‘Doctor, I Hear Voices’ as Their 2019 Samba"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clique\u00a0aqui\u00a0para Por<\/strong>tugu\u00eas<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

On February 19, the Suburban Madness Carnival group<\/a>, or bloco, held an event at the SESC cultural center in Engenho de Dentro<\/a>, in Rio de Janeiro\u2019s North Zone<\/a>, to choose the group’s 2019 samba song. The bloco, which is hosted annually at the Nise da Silveira Municipal Institute<\/a> (more commonly known as \u201cNise<\/a>\u201d), was founded in 2001 to offer patients at the psychiatric hospital a form of treatment and interaction that goes beyond the asylum model. It’s no coincidence that 2001 was the same year in which Brazil concretized the Psychiatric Reform<\/a> movement by passing Law 10.216\/2001<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The official parade takes place every year on the Thursday before Carnival. Thus, this year, the bloco will congregate at 4pm on February 28<\/a>, at Rua Ramiro Magalh\u00e3es 251 in Engenho de Dentro, with the parade beginning at 5pm. While many of the bloco\u2019s participants are people who receive treatment or are employed by the Mental Health Network, all are invited. Indeed, Abel Luis, the bloco\u2019s musical coordinator, emphasized that all rehearsals and workshops are open to the public<\/a>.
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\nThe Importance of Using Carnival to Talk about Mental Health<\/b><\/h3>\n

To open the song-selecting event, Ariadne de Moura, Loucura Suburbana\u2019s general coordinator, noted the importance of the bloco as a space of resistance and struggle in the\u00a0anti-asylum movement<\/a>. She contextualized her speech within larger concerns about potential setbacks<\/a> in the area of mental health. <\/span><\/p>\n

Recently, the Ministry of Health issued Technical Note 11\/2019<\/a>, calling for changes and new guidelines for the National Mental Health Policy<\/a> and the\u00a0National Drug Policy<\/a>. The decree was met with pushback from several health sectors, including the Federal Psychology Council<\/a> and the Federal Council of Physical and Occupational Therapy<\/a>. A few days following the announcement, the Ministry of Health withdrew the decree<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sidimar Marinho has been a member<\/a> of the bloco\u2019s team and served as its <\/span>master of ceremonies<\/span> since 2001, collaborating with flag-bearer Elisama Arnaud. A beneficiary of the Mental Health Network himself, he explains how the bloco and the many workshops it holds throughout the year can be quite beneficial for people in treatment: \u201cSometimes, a colleague shows up in the middle of a crisis and just coming to the bloco can help them feel better. After, they’re able to go home and be with family\u2026 We all help each other out and encourage our peers to participate.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMarinho emphasizes the power of art and interconnection in helping psychiatric patients recuperate. The bloco gives an opportunity to participants to exercise their right to community and leisure as they dance and sing to the samba beats and even perform sambas that they themselves created at the Free Music Workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n

The psychiatric institute that houses Loucura Suburbana is named after psychiatrist Nise da Silveira, who pioneered the use of artistic expression as a therapeutic practice. In 1946, Nise took the helm<\/a> of the Occupational Therapy sector at the former National Psychiatric Center (previously the Engenho de Dentro Colony for Alienated Women, today the Nise da Silveira Municipal Institute), where she used painting and sculpture as means for accessing her patients\u2019 unconscious minds. As creative production increased at the atelier, Silveira founded the Museum of Images of the Unconscious<\/a>. She took an additional step towards deinstitutionalization when, in 1956, she founded Casa das Palmeiras for formerly institutionalized individuals<\/a>, offering mental health activities outside of a formal psychiatric institution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Selecting a Samba<\/b><\/h3>\n

The process of selecting a samba begins with a presentation of each song, first without music, and later accompanied by the percussion group \u201cA Insandecida.\u201d Jury members then meet to select three finalists\u2014this year, due to the quality of the sambas, they chose four\u2014and there is a final performance, after which one song emerges as the samba of the year. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the jury consisted of eighteen members from different institutions, including other carnival blocos. Among those chosen to participate were Paulo Amarante<\/a>, D\u00e9bora Resende<\/a>, Mestre Folia (who wrote \u201cT\u00e1 Pirando, Pirado, Pirou<\/a>\u201d), and Tatiana dos Santos<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This year, the finalists were: \u201cI am Suburban Madness,\u201d by Elisama Arnaud and Andr\u00e9 Cabral; \u201cPopular Patrimony,\u201d by Michel Indiano; \u201cFrom the Asylum to Nise da Silveira Park: Suburban Madness Parading through History,\u201d by Eur\u00edpedes J\u00fanior; and \u201cDoctor, I Hear Voices,\u201d by Angela Maria Soares de Carvalho and Paulo Fernando.<\/span><\/p>\n

The night\u2019s winner was \u201cDoctor, I Hear Voices,\u201d which was recognized for addressing the necessity of political resistance and alternative treatments to the asylum model. Check out the full lyrics below:<\/span><\/p>\n

Doctor, I hear voices
\n<\/span><\/i>Voices from beyond
\n<\/span><\/i>Resisting is a must
\n<\/span><\/i>No one let go of anyone\u2019s hand!!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Medicine over here
\n<\/span><\/i>Workshop over there
\n<\/span><\/i>In therapy, I come to find myself
\n<\/span><\/i>And if I feel a pang of longing
\n<\/span><\/i>I just want to love
\n<\/span><\/i>Suburban Madness will pass<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Loucura Suburbana
\n<\/span><\/i>Once again
\n<\/span><\/i>Suburban Madness is with you all<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\nCrowdfunding Campaign<\/b><\/h3>\n

Despite the bloco\u2019s celebratory and joyous spirit, organizing the parade is a constant struggle. The group lacks sufficient funding to create costumes, promotional T-shirts, and other materials, as well as for car rental, repairs to percussion instruments, and other necessities. For these reasons, the bloco has started a crowdfunding campaign<\/a>, so that fans can lend support and help make the parade possible this year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To help Loucura Suburbana click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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