{"id":69409,"date":"2022-02-24T08:48:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-24T11:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=69409"},"modified":"2022-02-25T08:37:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-25T11:37:11","slug":"guided-by-the-desire-for-transformation-favela-youth-uses-music-as-instrument-for-social-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=69409","title":{"rendered":"Guided by the Desire for Transformation: Favela Youth Uses Music as Instrument for Social Change [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RLxF8Z-bEy0\" width=\"1030\" height=\"563\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3dsiAge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-23766\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/PT-e1439583827971.png\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" \/><\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GilbertTransforma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English subtitled mini-documentary<\/a> is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AntiracistFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This mini-doc tells an inspiring story. <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3Ig2hBJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gilbert Vilela<\/a>, a young black man from <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2JpV3OV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Morro da Provid\u00eancia<\/a>, Brazil&#8217;s original favela, has been using music as a powerful instrument for change, social inclusion and the rescue of identity. His journey involves shifting paradigms and occupying a space historically reserved for the elite: classical music. A member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3cYmrkW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio de Janeiro Youth Chamber Orchestra<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3G0mSHU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rio Youth Symphony Orchestra<\/a>, Gilbert has traveled across Brazil and internationally thanks to his music, including a visit to the United Nations\u00a0in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Believing that music is the practice of freedom, the violinist communicates what he experiences as a favela resident through his instrument and shares with others the knowledge he has acquired over the years. Currently working as an educator for the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3FXCA6J\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roda Viva social project<\/a>, he shows children and teenagers from <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2Za1dI8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Complexo do Borel<\/a> and surrounding areas how music can support their development. Gilbert materializes the concept of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3v60B9o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">representation<\/a> and serves as an inspiration for other Afro-Brazilians and favela residents, who also have the right to dream.<\/p>\n<p>The narrative is not Gilbert&#8217;s alone. The violinist&#8217;s mother, Maria Irene Beliz\u00e1rio, and grandmother, Dona Jura, both responsible for raising him, also share their stories, through heartwarming accounts. In addition to the family, music teacher Simone Carvalho addresses the elitist context in which classical music is inserted, and speaks about the <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3LHOxRD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">popular knowledge that contributed<\/a>, and still contributes, to this musical genre in Brazil.<\/p>\n<h3>Watch the mini-doc with English subtitles above or <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GilbertTransforma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>About the producer: <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rfa5xo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vict\u00f3ria Henrique<\/a>\u00a0is a reporter with community newspaper\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/2Iv4H5h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voz das Comunidades<\/a>, currently studying Journalism at the Fluminense Federal University (<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2J7BN7l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UFF<\/a>). She has collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3lEOBGL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Not\u00edcia Preta<\/a>, an anti-racist journalism portal, and produced and presented a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3d2H4fS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M\u00eddia Ninja<\/a>\u00a0education program on YouTube, in addition to being a columnist for the outlet. Among the projects she took on at UFF, Henrique worked as a photography instructor at a Morro da Provid\u00eancia favela cultural center.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>About the director of photography:<\/em> <i><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3rzPZ19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Douglas Dobby<\/a> was born and raised in Morro da Provid\u00eancia. A p<em>hotographer, Dobby studied<\/em> at <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/2cxtdSZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spectaculu &#8211; School of Art and Technology<\/a> in 2012. He is currently audiovisual coordinator of <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3I4zEHl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Casa Amarela<\/a> Cultural Center, in Provid\u00eancia, where he studied under photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3E6bvxM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maur\u00edcio Hora<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gilbert-Vieira.png\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-69416 size-mh-magazine-slider\" title=\"Gilbert Vilela\" src=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gilbert-Vieira-1030x438.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1030\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gilbert-Vieira-1030x438.png 1030w, https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Gilbert-Vieira-620x264.png 620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>This <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/GilbertTransforma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">English subtitled mini-documentary<\/a> is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/AntiracistFavelas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Share your opinion about this article by clicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/OpineAntirracismo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0(Portuguese).<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Support\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><i data-stringify-type=\"italic\">RioOnWatch<\/i><\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">\u2019s tireless, critical and cutting-edge hyperlocal journalism, online community organizing meetings, and direct support to favelas\u00a0<\/b><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><a class=\"c-link\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DonateToRioOnWatch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-stringify-link=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/DonateToRioOnWatch\" data-sk=\"tooltip_parent\">by clicking here.<\/a><\/b><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>\ufeff\ufeff Clique aqui para Portugu\u00eas This English subtitled mini-documentary is the latest contribution to our year-long reporting project, \u201cRooting Anti-Racism in the Favelas: Deconstructing Social Narratives About Racism in Rio de Janeiro.\u201d This mini-doc tells <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=69409\" title=\"Guided by the Desire for Transformation: Favela Youth Uses Music as Instrument for Social Change 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