{"id":79964,"date":"2024-11-08T23:18:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T02:18:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=79964"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:36:40","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T13:36:40","slug":"2024-victories-for-afro-diasporic-dance-culture-passinho-recognized-as-intangible-cultural-heritage-of-rio-de-janeiro-just-as-breakdancing-debuted-at-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rioonwatch.org\/?p=79964","title":{"rendered":"2024 Victories for Afro-Diasporic Culture: Passinho Recognized as ‘Intangible Cultural Heritage’ in Rio as Breakdancing Debuted in Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Event held in Manguinhos joins two dance styles from the streets of Brazil, July 2024. Photo: Juliana Portella<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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This Brazilian Black Awareness Month<\/a>, RioOnWatch celebrates two recent milestones for Afro-diasporic culture: the debut of breakdancing<\/a> in the Olympics and the enactment of Rio de Janeiro State Law 10.289\/2024<\/a>, which recognizes the dance form of passinho as Intangible Cultural Heritage. While breakdancing originated within hip-hop culture<\/a>, passinho is deeply rooted in carioca funk<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

Passinho: A Cultural Expression of Black Youth and a Heritage of Rio<\/h3>\n

In just over two decades, passinho<\/em><\/a> has transcended the alleys of Rio de Janeiro\u2019s favelas, where it was born in the vibrant funk dances<\/a> of the mid-2000s, to become a global phenomenon. This infectious dance combines the energy of breakdancing with the sway of funk, the joy of samba<\/a>, the playfulness of frevo<\/a>, and the strength of capoeira<\/a>. As creations of the African diaspora<\/a>, these cultural expressions carry the history, resilience, and creativity of Afro-descendant communities. Inheriting this rich tradition, passinho<\/em> offers yet another reinvention through a contemporary dance that has captivated the world<\/a>, breaking down barriers and prejudice, and reaching renowned stages such as the closing ceremony of the 2012 London Paralympics<\/a> and the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics in 2016<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Passinho<\/em> has now been officially recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Rio de Janeiro<\/a>, a milestone that celebrates the richness and strength of Rio\u2019s favela culture. State Law No. 10.289\/2024, which enshrines passinho<\/em> as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Rio de Janeiro, was authored by State Deputy Ver\u00f4nica Lima<\/a>. On her social media<\/a>, the parliamentarian celebrated this achievement.<\/p>\n

\u201cTurning passinho into heritage is about giving visibility to this important cultural movement, while also helping decriminalize funk<\/a> and the artistic expressions of young people from working-class communities, favelas, and peripheral areas, strengthening our popular culture. Long live this rich and meaningful artistic expression, so relevant to the lives of so many youth from the periphery.\u201d \u2014 State Deputy Ver\u00f4nica Lima<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The achievement of the Intangible Cultural Heritage title is the result of a long struggle for the recognition of passinho<\/em> as cultural expression, to overcome the stigmas surrounding favelas<\/a> which permeate so many Brazilian cultural manifestations. Severo IDD<\/a>, MC and leader of the Bonde Imperadores da Dan\u00e7a<\/a> group, celebrates the culture of Rio\u2019s periphery and the strength of passinho<\/em>. As one of the creators of the passinho<\/em> training sessions<\/a>, he notes that these gatherings have taken place for ten years at the PAC Manguinhos<\/a> Skate Plaza, in Rio’s North Zone<\/a>, and also mentions the \u201cpassinho invites\u201d event held frequently at the same location.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone already knows that passinho is culture. Here in Manguinhos, the skate ramp has been our stage for passinho training sessions for ten years. To celebrate this decade of dance and culture, we decided to create the Showdown Battle: Breaking vs. Passinho.\u201d \u2014 Severo IDD<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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