1. SOMETHING IN THE AIRCopy !req
2. INSPIRED BY THE HISTORY
OF RADIO FAVELA (SLUM)Copy !req
3. BRAZIL, 1993Copy !req
4. You're in the slum.Copy !req
5. - You're listening to Radio Favela FM.
- 104.5Copy !req
6. That's the problem: most
of the kids up here on the hillsCopy !req
7. leave school because
what they learn thereCopy !req
8. has nothing to do with real life.Copy !req
9. Their rich-bitch teachers
live down in the city.Copy !req
10. They come up here
to teach their maids' kids.Copy !req
11. So the kids lose interest
and the worst happens.Copy !req
12. Today we got a letter from Nem,
who's now in a State prison.Copy !req
13. He used to play soccer with us
and now is rotting in jail...Copy !req
14. sleeping in the corner,
facing the toilet!Copy !req
15. Listen to what he has to say:Copy !req
16. "I wish these kids could see
what happened to me.Copy !req
17. I thought I could get rich quick.Copy !req
18. Selling "poison" isn't worth
the money or the trouble.Copy !req
19. You either die young
or end up rotting in jail like me.Copy !req
20. I wouldn't wish it
on my worst enemy.Copy !req
21. In here, it's just
suffering and humiliation".Copy !req
22. Are you kids out there listening?
Avoid being empty-headed...Copy !req
23. 'cause the jail's jam packed, but
there's always room for one more.Copy !req
24. Radio Favela.Copy !req
25. - Hello, Jorge?
- Who's speaking?Copy !req
26. - This is Rose. I'd like...
- Turn the radio down a bit.Copy !req
27. - What?
- Turn the volume down!Copy !req
28. No need to put down on the floor!
Just turn it down a bit.Copy !req
29. - OK.
- That's much better.Copy !req
30. I've got a complaint to make.Copy !req
31. I'm desperate and
don't know who to turn to.Copy !req
32. Go ahead, Rose.Copy !req
33. Nobody at the reformatory can
tell me where they've taken my son.Copy !req
34. Go to the Juvenile Court
and complain.Copy !req
35. When a poor lad is not found in the
Juvenile Court or in a reformatory...Copy !req
36. Rose?Copy !req
37. Is Radio Favela all you listen to?Copy !req
38. Can't you tune in to
any other station?Copy !req
39. Today the Governor gave the
police more cars and guns.Copy !req
40. But that's not the answer.Copy !req
41. You fight crime and violence
by providing more jobs.Copy !req
42. Especially first jobs
for teenagers.Copy !req
43. Instead of buying arms, use the money
to improve schools and create jobs.Copy !req
44. Just another black guy
talking, huh?Copy !req
45. Done the accounts, Zequiel?Copy !req
46. Over and over and not
a cent left this month.Copy !req
47. The publicity agency didn't
pay the Mayor's campaign?Copy !req
48. No one's paid anything yet.Copy !req
49. - They're late with payments again!
- Nothing left for us.Copy !req
50. The phone bill, the new microphone,
the electricity bill's also overdue.Copy !req
51. We were owing a right leg
and now a right arm too!Copy !req
52. Who's speaking?Copy !req
53. The United Nations?Copy !req
54. Will you fly us over
to receive the prize?Copy !req
55. Go shove it up your ass!Copy !req
56. - What was that?
- Some "gringo"...Copy !req
57. saying he's from the UN
and we've won some prize.Copy !req
58. I've got a report to do
up in the slum.Copy !req
59. It's going to pour down.Copy !req
60. - I'll be back soon.
- OK. You go ahead.Copy !req
61. The only things this place has gotCopy !req
62. Are a snare drum and
a bar that's hotCopy !req
63. And this is the stage
Where my story's set.Copy !req
64. What's the matter?Copy !req
65. I can't stand this toothache anymore.Copy !req
66. I've been putting creosote
on it for more than a week...Copy !req
67. but it still hurts.Copy !req
68. Hey you, guys!
Unbelievable.Copy !req
69. Here I am with a man who's been
putting disinfectant on his tooth.Copy !req
70. The kind they use on animals
to get rid of ticks!Copy !req
71. If there's a dentist out there we'll
do a free commercial if you'll help.Copy !req
72. Wait and see if anyone calls in.Copy !req
73. This piece of hell is where I'm atCopy !req
74. The Welfare dropped by
out never came backCopy !req
75. Jorge? Hi! I'm a dentist.
My name is Elcio Dutra.Copy !req
76. Tell this man
to come to my office.Copy !req
77. Thanks, Mr. Dutra.
We'll settle the commercial later.Copy !req
78. His face was beaten so bad
No one could tell who he wasCopy !req
79. Came midnight
And his body still there layCopy !req
80. The Civil Defense must
act soon otherwise...Copy !req
81. there's gonna be a tragedy up here.
Many shacks will slide down the hill.Copy !req
82. I won't leave.
Where are we all gonna go?Copy !req
83. Many families are in serious danger.
Hey, City Hall!Copy !req
84. Today the Governor gave the
police more cars and guns.Copy !req
85. Sleepless nights over
This terrible situationCopy !req
86. Jobless, bad reputation
Soon bustedCopy !req
87. Never to be trusted
His life a shamblesCopy !req
88. The Hip-hop Song
Rap And SoulCopy !req
89. The Shanty-Town!Copy !req
90. - Hi, honey!
- Hello!Copy !req
91. - How's everything?
- Fine.Copy !req
92. Take a look.Copy !req
93. The best price is at Soraya Store.Copy !req
94. We'll have to leave that to later,
Fatima. Not sure I can afford it.Copy !req
95. Every month it's the same story!
We have to get a new fridge.Copy !req
96. It'll cost more to repair the old one.Copy !req
97. I've saved some
but you'll have to pitch in.Copy !req
98. Not unless I rob a bank!Copy !req
99. They got busted!
The cops are on their way!Copy !req
100. Jorge, it's Zequiel.
There's going to be a war.Copy !req
101. The cops are driving trucks
up the hill. I'm going.Copy !req
102. It's a police raid. Close the
windows and don't let the kids out.Copy !req
103. May I have your attention?Copy !req
104. It's the Feds. They're not
after one, but everybody.Copy !req
105. The police are out to get us.Copy !req
106. Stay inside your homes.Copy !req
107. If you're clean, get out of there.Copy !req
108. If you're clean, get out of there.Copy !req
109. We only have one life.
No stuntmen!Copy !req
110. This is Radio Favela,
talking when things get hot!Copy !req
111. Go ahead, lady.Copy !req
112. Your parrot's escaped?Copy !req
113. Hey, everybody!Copy !req
114. Mrs. Niuda's parrot's out
on the tiles again!Copy !req
115. Tell him to fly back home because
she's got no one else to talk to.Copy !req
116. Hey you, boys and girls!
You're tuned into Radio Favela FM.Copy !req
117. It's over there.Copy !req
118. Jorge, we're screwed.
It's the feds! They're after us.Copy !req
119. Hand over the transmitter quick!Copy !req
120. Give me a hand with this!Copy !req
121. Quickly!Copy !req
122. Police!
Are you Jorge dos Santos?Copy !req
123. Yes. Do you have
a search warrant?Copy !req
124. Sorry, I'm no magician.
I can't read blank papers.Copy !req
125. Here.Copy !req
126. Funny you haven't bothered
about us for so long.Copy !req
127. This means you're
a "Community Association".Copy !req
128. Right. A community radio.Copy !req
129. Even if this was a permit
for a community radio...Copy !req
130. you could only transmit
up to 25 watts.Copy !req
131. It would be enough to
receive it here in the slum.Copy !req
132. At most on the next hill.Copy !req
133. - Cops are now electronic experts.
- I'm not a cop.Copy !req
134. I work for the
Communication Ministry.Copy !req
135. Radio Favela's heard all over town.
Can you explain this miracle?Copy !req
136. It's not my fault I live high up
and God and the wind help.Copy !req
137. - Where's the transmitter?
- It's being mended.Copy !req
138. Find it!Copy !req
139. - You're a real clown, aren't you?
- May I answer it?Copy !req
140. Go ahead.Copy !req
141. It's me. Go ahead.Copy !req
142. It's you again?Copy !req
143. OK. As soon as
I get out of jail...Copy !req
144. I'll fly to the UN
in person.Copy !req
145. All the big radio stations
complain about your interference.Copy !req
146. - Even airport transmissions.
- This is a set-up.Copy !req
147. Licensed stations and fake community
radios can fill the air with crap!Copy !req
148. What's up there?Copy !req
149. Fleas, skunks, centipedes...Copy !req
150. scorpions, roaches and rats.Copy !req
151. - Stick your hand up.
- Go take a look!Copy !req
152. Give me a hand here.Copy !req
153. That's the transmitter.Copy !req
154. You can take it.Copy !req
155. This is a piece of junk.Copy !req
156. Are you pulling my leg?Copy !req
157. No, sir. This thing may be old...
but it works and it's powerful.Copy !req
158. Alright. We have a transmitter
and no legal license.Copy !req
159. You're under arrest.Copy !req
160. FEDERAL POLICECopy !req
161. Screw them for arresting you, man!Copy !req
162. Your radio was our
only entertainment.Copy !req
163. They're trying to shut us up,
but they won't.Copy !req
164. Is this the Law Society?
I'd like to speak to Mr. Mascarenhas.Copy !req
165. This is Zequiel from Radio Favela.
Hi, João!Copy !req
166. We're off the air.
The police arrested Jorge.Copy !req
167. Again! They broke in
and took him away.Copy !req
168. I'm calling all the papers.
They arrested Jorge.Copy !req
169. The feds.
Yes, just a while ago.Copy !req
170. Radio Favela is off the air again.Copy !req
171. - Tell all the people you can.
- It'll have to be by word of mouth.Copy !req
172. - Thanks a lot.
- OK, João. Thanks.Copy !req
173. Let's call the Commissioner,
the Governor and...Copy !req
174. make their lives hell till they let
him go! We're going to raise hell!Copy !req
175. - Why are you here?
- You know, broke and jobless...Copy !req
176. someone put a gun in my hand...
I'm only flesh and blood.Copy !req
177. And you, with that innocent look!
What are you in here for?Copy !req
178. - Is this an interview?
- This is Radio Favela broadcasting...Copy !req
179. right from the wolf's mouth!
From the ratatat...Copy !req
180. the crying kid and the absent mother!
Spit it out, or take the rap!Copy !req
181. So, Mack? How did you get in here?Copy !req
182. Why should I earn minimum wage
when others are rolling in it?Copy !req
183. I'm a neighbor of yours, from the
slum. I screwed up, landed in here.Copy !req
184. No one goes up the slum to help,
so I had to help myself somehow!Copy !req
185. So looks like you
gonna rot in jail...Copy !req
186. as just another code number.
Right?Copy !req
187. I have a question for you.Copy !req
188. How did you manage
to set up that radio?Copy !req
189. It all started a long time ago.Copy !req
190. - Penalty!
- Penalty, my ass!Copy !req
191. - Penalty! I'm the referee!
- Forget it! Let's play!Copy !req
192. Roque, I'm referee here...Copy !req
193. and I say it's penalty!
- Shit!Copy !req
194. Take it easy!
It's a game, not a war!Copy !req
195. - It's penalty! Kick it!
- You're a bunch of assholes!Copy !req
196. It won't get past me!Copy !req
197. That's it! The game's over!Copy !req
198. Did you have to kick the ball off?Copy !req
199. Dickhead!Copy !req
200. Sucker!Copy !req
201. Coach Tele Santana still
hasn't chosen the playersCopy !req
202. for Sunday's classic game.Copy !req
203. Reinaldo's recovered
from his knee injury...Copy !req
204. and should last the 90 minutes.Copy !req
205. You're listening to Pampulha FM.Copy !req
206. And here it comes
the 5 o'clock news.Copy !req
207. - Again, boy?
- Just let me have a look, sir.Copy !req
208. Get the hell out of here! And if any
window gets broken, you're in for it!Copy !req
209. Let me just see how the
DJ works the stereo.Copy !req
210. - Out!
- Just once.Copy !req
211. What a bore.Copy !req
212. You're so square! Have a drag!Copy !req
213. Knock it off!
It's not my bag.Copy !req
214. You see that thing there?Copy !req
215. - What does that look like?
- A radio mast.Copy !req
216. A mast with a light on top.Copy !req
217. It's a radio mast, alright. But only
for crap, meaningless words.Copy !req
218. But that mast could be
a machine gun for us...Copy !req
219. firing words against the System,
spreading ideas to the outskirts.Copy !req
220. They use machine guns.
We use a radio mast.Copy !req
221. - That's the idea.
- Way to go.Copy !req
222. If that mast was mineCopy !req
223. I'd shout out wordsCopy !req
224. Loud and clear
Like bullets for the people to hear.Copy !req
225. The people's voice!
Poetry of the slums!Copy !req
226. To the people out here,
to the city, to the country!Copy !req
227. Our great poet, Brau!
Let them have it, Brau!Copy !req
228. If this mast was mine
I'd tell of dreamsCopy !req
229. Older than time and
Hear the voice of the slumsCopy !req
230. When this mast is mine and yoursCopy !req
231. The airwaves will open doorsCopy !req
232. And cause the world to changeCopy !req
233. We need to say what we must
so everyone can hear.Copy !req
234. Our very own radio!Copy !req
235. Want to set up a radio, Jorge?
I can set up a transmitter, easy.Copy !req
236. - Quit fooling around, Zequiel!
- I'm a technician! I have know-how.Copy !req
237. - You're just making fun of us, Zequiel.
- I know how to do it!Copy !req
238. - Are you serious?
- Yes. Want to see something?Copy !req
239. Come here. Take a look.Copy !req
240. Let me show you something.Copy !req
241. You'll soon see.Copy !req
242. Hello, hello! Testing!Copy !req
243. It has to work!Copy !req
244. He's got a screw loose!Copy !req
245. Listen.
I can set up a transmitter!Copy !req
246. See, dickhead?Copy !req
247. - What do you need, Zequiel?
- I'll show you tomorrow.Copy !req
248. How's it going, pal!Copy !req
249. Hey, buddy!Copy !req
250. What's up?
Where are you going?Copy !req
251. - To the school. I'm late.
- Forget school. Let's hang out.Copy !req
252. I can't.Copy !req
253. Son of a bitch banana thief!Copy !req
254. You always screw up!Copy !req
255. - Want one?
- Give me.Copy !req
256. - Up yours!
- Give me a banana!Copy !req
257. Gotta go see a man about a dog...Copy !req
258. - See you later.
- OK.Copy !req
259. - Cool, man?
- You wanted to see me?Copy !req
260. I decided to accept that job.Copy !req
261. Sit down.Copy !req
262. - Want some?
- No, thanks.Copy !req
263. Prepared to go all the way?Copy !req
264. - When do I start?
- Today.Copy !req
265. Hi, Mrs. Dos Santos!Copy !req
266. - Why you're late? Things were ready.
- I'll explain later, Mom.Copy !req
267. At the end of the 19th century,
Brazil's economy was good.Copy !req
268. Coffee exports were at
an all-time high...Copy !req
269. and first industries boomed.Copy !req
270. The prohibition of the slave trade
caused prices to rise.Copy !req
271. Immigrants became
a cheaper labor source.Copy !req
272. The time was ripe for the
abolition of slavery...Copy !req
273. which occurred through
the "Golden Law".Copy !req
274. Listen to what a paper
at the time...Copy !req
275. published on May 14, 1888:Copy !req
276. "Slavery has been abolished in Brazil.Copy !req
277. As of yesterday, we joined the free
nations. We're no longer the exception.Copy !req
278. We did in one week what others
would take years to do.Copy !req
279. - And with no bloodshed".
- Now, the gossip column:Copy !req
280. "Her Highness, Princess Isabel,
wore a pearl-colored dress...Copy !req
281. embroidered with Valencian lace.Copy !req
282. Her Imperial Highness,
on behalf of the Emperor...Copy !req
283. signed the Law with a dainty,
solid-gold pen".Copy !req
284. With such elegance the
"Golden Law" was signed...Copy !req
285. turning all slaves
into free citizens.Copy !req
286. Brazil had finally cleared its name
in the annals of history.Copy !req
287. The "Golden Law" was
signed in "invisible ink"!Copy !req
288. Has the Abolition in fact
given a decent life to...Copy !req
289. ex-slaves and their descendants?Copy !req
290. That's a good question.
What is your view?Copy !req
291. The slaves' quarters vanished
but the slums appeared.Copy !req
292. Hungry and illiterate...Copy !req
293. the ex-slaves had no rights
and worked for a pittance.Copy !req
294. Mistreated by the police
and scorned by the elite.Copy !req
295. Just as well, otherwise
any nigger would take over!Copy !req
296. Louder, so everyone
can hear your view.Copy !req
297. Teacher, compared to other countries...Copy !req
298. we can say there's no real
racial prejudice in Brazil.Copy !req
299. There's no prejudice in Brazil?
Of course there is!Copy !req
300. Except it's undercover. Why am I
the only black student in the school?Copy !req
301. Because it's expensive. That's why.Copy !req
302. And why can't I use
the school pool?Copy !req
303. No doubt there's prejudice in Brazil!Copy !req
304. You're a reactionary,
Luis Augusto.Copy !req
305. Let's calm down!Copy !req
306. We can disagree, but must respect
other people's opinions.Copy !req
307. Next class,
we'll start on the Republic.Copy !req
308. See you on Thursday.Copy !req
309. You're lucky to be here.
You don't even pay the tuition.Copy !req
310. - I work for a living.
- Washing cars...Copy !req
311. - You shouldn't even be here.
- You're a son of a bitch racist!Copy !req
312. Keep my mother out of this!Copy !req
313. Fight! Fight!Copy !req
314. - Don't resort to blows!
- Keep out of this!Copy !req
315. Fight! Fight!Copy !req
316. - What's going on?
- Nothing, inspector.Copy !req
317. Just a friendly
misunderstanding.Copy !req
318. If I catch you again, Jorge,
you'll have to see the principal!Copy !req
319. - Holy shit. He who loses, pays the bill.
- Of course, man.Copy !req
320. Get on with it!Copy !req
321. Wait a minute. My cue's waiting
for inspiration, man!Copy !req
322. Looks like you haven't
seen a woman before!Copy !req
323. Come on, man!Copy !req
324. - Hey, Brau. He'll pay this round!
- Hey, you bums!Copy !req
325. Hey, sweetheart!Copy !req
326. - Did you bring it?
- Bring what?Copy !req
327. - Told you! He's full of crap!
- Just kidding! I have it.Copy !req
328. Take a look.Copy !req
329. - What's this?
- What the heck!Copy !req
330. Let's see if I understand.Copy !req
331. They're playing James Brown.Copy !req
332. That's a transmitter, dumbo!Copy !req
333. I mean, the technical outlay
of a professional transmitter.Copy !req
334. It can be heard all over the slum.Copy !req
335. - Not all over town?
- And the guys in jail?Copy !req
336. Isn't it for us, who live here?
For the people in the slum?Copy !req
337. If only the world could hear me!Copy !req
338. I don't know about the world.Copy !req
339. - But the whole city will hear us.
- I have a lot to sayCopy !req
340. On the air, RadioCopy !req
341. Favela!
- Great!Copy !req
342. Radio Favela! Something
in the air! Our thing!Copy !req
343. But we still got to get the parts.Copy !req
344. I got some at work,
others, I can make...Copy !req
345. but some we'll have to buy.Copy !req
346. See this part here? The transistor?
It's the most expensive.Copy !req
347. - How much will this cost?
- Around $3,000.Copy !req
348. - Gee!
- Too expensive! No way.Copy !req
349. That's peanuts!Copy !req
350. - Peanuts?
- For me, it is.Copy !req
351. - $3,000?
- Peanuts and period. Let's play!Copy !req
352. - Clear the table.
- Now you pay. You lost the last.Copy !req
353. - This is the return match, man!
- Then let's go!Copy !req
354. - Look.
- Jackson Five!Copy !req
355. - How much?
- Five bucks.Copy !req
356. - $5? Make it $3.
- OK.Copy !req
357. Thanks, pal!Copy !req
358. - Crazy, man!
- I'll put it on the air.Copy !req
359. What a trip, man!
A blast!Copy !req
360. - Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.Copy !req
361. - Are you Tião?
- Yes.Copy !req
362. Zequiel said you could
get these parts for us.Copy !req
363. - Zequiel wants to set up a radio?
- That's right. We want to.Copy !req
364. It's a crime to run an unlicensed
radio. We can end up in jail.Copy !req
365. No one owns the air, my friend!
No one can stop us.Copy !req
366. Air is a gift from God.Copy !req
367. The people own the streets
and the clown, the circus.Copy !req
368. The monkey owns the branch
and we all own the air.Copy !req
369. I'm just warning you.Copy !req
370. I've got some of these parts. I can
get the others but it won't be cheap.Copy !req
371. You'll have to keep it quiet.Copy !req
372. I'll get the prices
and tell Zequiel.Copy !req
373. - Great! Thanks a lot.
- Thanks very much, Tião!Copy !req
374. I don't know how you put up with it.Copy !req
375. Washing cars in this heat...Copy !req
376. and just for chicken feed!Copy !req
377. Get off my back!
Let me sweat in peace!Copy !req
378. I need to feed the chickens.Copy !req
379. Look!
Thief!Copy !req
380. Thief!Copy !req
381. Thief!
And she must be a real pro!Copy !req
382. Ali Baba and the 400 thieves!Copy !req
383. Come work with me.
Cash, quick and easy!Copy !req
384. You do your thing
and I'll do mine. OK?Copy !req
385. I'll tell you something
if you keep your mouth shut.Copy !req
386. - I'm saving for that radio of ours.
- What do you think I'm doing?Copy !req
387. - Taking a lifetime to do it!
- And you'll get fucked, man!Copy !req
388. An owl in the company of bats
ends up upside down!Copy !req
389. A chicken with ducks
ends up drowned!Copy !req
390. Hey, that's good.Copy !req
391. Jorge... this is our
Student Guild's newsletter.Copy !req
392. Have you seen it?Copy !req
393. We're trying to encourage debate
and broaden the students' horizons.Copy !req
394. Won't you write something
for the next issue?Copy !req
395. - What about?
- Racism in Brazil, for instance.Copy !req
396. No way. If anything goes wrong,
no one screws up playboys.Copy !req
397. - I'm not a playboy!
- Any trouble, I lose my scholarship...Copy !req
398. and my mom gets
the boot. Then what?Copy !req
399. - You must fight it.
- Each to his own.Copy !req
400. OK, but read it.
I think you'll like it.Copy !req
401. APPLIED ELECTROMAGNETISMCopy !req
402. Rapists and murderers must die!Copy !req
403. Why keep such felons in jail
at the public's expense?Copy !req
404. The death penalty
for this cold-blooded killer!Copy !req
405. - Leave it on. I like it.
- Must you listen to that crap?Copy !req
406. - I have to deliver all this tomorrow.
- I'll deliver it for you.Copy !req
407. - Done your homework?
- After dinner.Copy !req
408. Do you think I'd make a good showman,
a radio announcer or entertainer?Copy !req
409. My son should be a professional,
not a clown!Copy !req
410. I heard you nearly got into a fight.Copy !req
411. Just gossip, Mom.Copy !req
412. You'll lose your scholarship
if you're not careful.Copy !req
413. You know I can't
afford to pay the fees.Copy !req
414. So what? That school's a load
of shit anyway. I just don't fit in.Copy !req
415. It's who you know that counts there.
I'm a nobody.Copy !req
416. - The teachers like you.
- They like me? It's all-out war!Copy !req
417. They'd run over me with a bulldozer!Copy !req
418. Put up with. It's the best
school in the city.Copy !req
419. I want to see you graduate.
Did you understand?Copy !req
420. - OK, Mom! OK.
- Know who I saw around here today?Copy !req
421. - Who?
- Your father.Copy !req
422. - Where?
- Singing at Helio's bar.Copy !req
423. - As usual!
- I want to talk to him.Copy !req
424. Why? He never gave you
the time of day!Copy !req
425. Where are you off to?Copy !req
426. - Great samba, huh, Pop?
- Great! Let's get them over here.Copy !req
427. - Bring them some sausage.
- Yes, sir!Copy !req
428. Zequiel, answer the phone
and take the messages.Copy !req
429. - I'll be back later.
- OK. Leave it to me.Copy !req
430. All these parts are for the radio.Copy !req
431. - I managed to get a lot.
- Great, Zequiel.Copy !req
432. I got the prices of the others.Copy !req
433. - Are you sitting down?
- Spit it out.Copy !req
434. - Sit down, pal.
- Spit it out, man!Copy !req
435. It all comes to $2,600!Copy !req
436. Wow! That much?Copy !req
437. It's a lot of money.Copy !req
438. A shitload.
Here's about half.Copy !req
439. - Got rich all of a sudden?
- God pointed at me and said:Copy !req
440. "Hey, nigger, I chose you
to do well in life".Copy !req
441. - Satisfied, sweetheart?
- I'm out. I don't want no trouble.Copy !req
442. I know damn well
where that money came from!Copy !req
443. Don't get it wrong, bro.Copy !req
444. Hey, Brau!
For the musical production.Copy !req
445. Roque... you're our buddy.Copy !req
446. But we're all going different ways.Copy !req
447. Zequiel's got a job.
Jorge is going to graduate.Copy !req
448. I'm a musician. A crazy one.
I want to live and compose a lot.Copy !req
449. And you're a crazy crook!Copy !req
450. You don't give a damn about
tomorrow.Copy !req
451. Do you?Copy !req
452. Fuck it!Copy !req
453. I should be dead already!
Who cares?Copy !req
454. Who gives a fuck?Copy !req
455. Let's drop the whole idea.Copy !req
456. - It'll take years to get the money.
- Don't be a wuss, brother!Copy !req
457. We'll get it somehow. You'll see.Copy !req
458. Just look who's over there!Copy !req
459. Fatima! Tasty, huh?Copy !req
460. Hot chick.
I'm really hooked on her.Copy !req
461. Let's go, man. She's got company.Copy !req
462. Hi, Fatima!
Where are you going?Copy !req
463. - To get an ice-cream.
- Aren't you going to introduce me?Copy !req
464. - I'm Aninha.
- I'm Brau.Copy !req
465. The black cat that
makes you tingle!Copy !req
466. Suddenly turn up
Where you least expect itCopy !req
467. Suddenly turn up
Where you least expect itCopy !req
468. Go up to the topCopy !req
469. Go up to the top of the townCopy !req
470. To the top of the planetCopy !req
471. Stalk to the top like a pantherCopy !req
472. Become a black panther, a pantherCopy !req
473. Become a black panther, a pantherCopy !req
474. Become a black pantherCopy !req
475. This is "The Tingles".
Words and music by Brau himself.Copy !req
476. This is "Under the Pillows",
a romantic show...Copy !req
477. for open minds and lovelorn
hearts on your Radio Favela...Copy !req
478. the only one that speaks
the language of the people.Copy !req
479. I've always had
a crush on you, Fatima.Copy !req
480. God brought us together
today, gorgeous.Copy !req
481. What are you doing?
Show your ID!Copy !req
482. We aren't doing anything, officer.Copy !req
483. IDs! Public indecency!
What about you girls?Copy !req
484. Have you no shame?
Two little whores!Copy !req
485. Why are you so uptight, officer?
Just because we're black, right?Copy !req
486. Girls, get lost!
You, I'm taking in.Copy !req
487. Frisk him. You too.Copy !req
488. We're students, officer.
His mother has a heart condition.Copy !req
489. Take it easy, please.Copy !req
490. Smartass nigger!Copy !req
491. I'm letting you go, but I won't
forget your ugly face!Copy !req
492. Can you believe that son of a bitch?
What a bastard!Copy !req
493. - Forget it.
- Just forget it?Copy !req
494. No shit can bother us, Jorge.
Shit doesn't bother people.Copy !req
495. With shit, you just flush it
and forget it.Copy !req
496. Forget it...Copy !req
497. We have to put up with it,
like animals.Copy !req
498. What are you looking at?
What are you staring at?Copy !req
499. Lost a monkey that looks like me?Copy !req
500. Roque's right.Copy !req
501. I'll end up buying a gun
and shooting that bastard!Copy !req
502. You'll buy a microphone
and set up a radio!Copy !req
503. Each one to his own.Copy !req
504. Worst is, we lost the chicks.Copy !req
505. I've always had the hots for her.
I think I'm falling in love.Copy !req
506. - But you didn't even kiss her!
- Of course I did. You didn't!Copy !req
507. - I did too.
- No, you didn't!Copy !req
508. - But then those bastards arrived!
- But I already had won her over.Copy !req
509. No way you kissed.
Trying to swindle me?Copy !req
510. Fill in for me.
I got to go out.Copy !req
511. Leave it to me.Copy !req
512. You, guys! Next Saturday,
we're gonna have a contest.Copy !req
513. Let's rehearse.
The floor will be polished.Copy !req
514. Put some paraffin on your soles
and away we go!Copy !req
515. The best cat gets the cream!
Let's go!Copy !req
516. You're fine on the words!
Want to be my assistant?Copy !req
517. - What's in it for me?
- Experience, man.Copy !req
518. - A lot of experience.
- That's what I want!Copy !req
519. Leave it to me.Copy !req
520. Hey, man!Copy !req
521. Cocksucker!Copy !req
522. - Quit it, Roque!
- Are you crazy?Copy !req
523. Stay out of it!Copy !req
524. Roque! Have you gone crazy?Copy !req
525. This is no place to screw up, man!Copy !req
526. Put that gun down, Roque!Copy !req
527. - Stay out of it, you wuss!
- Put that gun down, fuck it!Copy !req
528. Listen to Jorge, man! Put it down!Copy !req
529. Watch out!
If I catch you, you're dead!Copy !req
530. Get out! Out!Copy !req
531. You crazy! A gun in a place
like this? How did you get it in?Copy !req
532. - I deserve consideration.
- That's no way to earn respect!Copy !req
533. You study. You'll graduate
and leave the slum.Copy !req
534. I got to enjoy life now.
I have no tomorrow!Copy !req
535. - You'll screw up!
- See if I care! See if I care!Copy !req
536. I'm gonna get money
and rule the slum.Copy !req
537. Fuck off!Copy !req
538. - Hi, man!
- What's up, crooks?Copy !req
539. God bless you, boy Brau!Copy !req
540. You weren't killed
by a bullet, my son.Copy !req
541. You were killed by destiny.Copy !req
542. And we celebrate your life.Copy !req
543. - What are you doing?
- Looking for something.Copy !req
544. Looking for what?
Don't touch that.Copy !req
545. - There's $1,900 here. I need it.
- No. That's your college fund.Copy !req
546. I'm not going to college. I'm
staying here and this is mine.Copy !req
547. I'm the one who gives
the orders in this house.Copy !req
548. You only get the money when I say so!
And that's after you graduate!Copy !req
549. - I need it now!
- What for?Copy !req
550. - For something.
- Can't say? You're up to no good!Copy !req
551. You want me to be a
drug dealer, a criminal?Copy !req
552. You watch your mouth!Copy !req
553. My best friends are all
going down the drain.Copy !req
554. Brau, Roque...Copy !req
555. - You'll have a better life, son.
- Better? How, Mom? Where?Copy !req
556. You think people will give us
a chance? Stop dreaming!Copy !req
557. I know how you feel, son.
Do you think I haven't suffered?Copy !req
558. You don't want to help me.Copy !req
559. I don't want to help you?Copy !req
560. I'm setting up a party business.
I need it for the sound equipment.Copy !req
561. No, sir. This is for your college!Copy !req
562. Goddamn college!Copy !req
563. I'll get you! I'll get you!Copy !req
564. I'll get you first!Copy !req
565. You're suspended for a week.Copy !req
566. They want to expel me? Better!
I've had it with this school!Copy !req
567. I can't stand it anymore!
I think it's all a load of shit!Copy !req
568. Keep your voice down!Copy !req
569. They tread all over me! I'm black,
but I have not the soul of a slave!Copy !req
570. You're near graduation.Copy !req
571. Next year, you'll get into college,
God willing. And He wills!Copy !req
572. OK. Tell me what this
business's all about.Copy !req
573. It's here, Mom.Copy !req
574. My friendCopy !req
575. If you're feeling so sadCopy !req
576. Remember Jesus livesCopy !req
577. And He will make you free and gladCopy !req
578. My friendCopy !req
579. Time flies byCopy !req
580. And the Doors
on high are closingCopy !req
581. Come back to Jesus nowCopy !req
582. - Dial 98.9...
- In use.Copy !req
583. - 100.9...
- In use.Copy !req
584. - 102.9...
- In use.Copy !req
585. - 104.5...
- Oops!Copy !req
586. Hey, Jorge! We found a gap!
Here.Copy !req
587. Testing, testing...
To the right.Copy !req
588. Here up in the slum,
two black guys testing!Copy !req
589. Hey, folks! It's us talking
to the slum and the world!Copy !req
590. - Right on!
- Jorge, it's clearer on 104.5.Copy !req
591. So, it's 104.5! Radio Favela!Copy !req
592. There's something in the air!Copy !req
593. The Voice of the Favela!
Ma'am!Copy !req
594. Ma'am.
Radio Favela at 7 p.m. tonight.Copy !req
595. Tune in today at 7 pm.
The Voice of the Slum!Copy !req
596. The Voice of the Slum at 7 pm!
Radio Favela. How's that lettuce?Copy !req
597. - Everything ready?
- Just checking.Copy !req
598. Let's get a record.
We're about to be on the air.Copy !req
599. - We're ready.
- Let's get going!Copy !req
600. - What are you up to, boys?
- Sit down, Mom. You'll see.Copy !req
601. The Voice of Brazil.
Produced by Radiobras.Copy !req
602. It's 7 pm.Copy !req
603. and the Government's
Radio's off the air!Copy !req
604. It only sends cows to sleep, anyway!Copy !req
605. And on the air, the Free Voice of
the Slums, 104.5! Radio Favela!Copy !req
606. Our radio!
Starting today and every day...Copy !req
607. to entertain and keep you informed.Copy !req
608. Instead of speeches and lies,
the truth about us!Copy !req
609. Brau's friends' radio!Copy !req
610. Instead of the Government's Radio,
Radio Favela. Every day!Copy !req
611. See you tomorrow. Signing off,
Radio Favela, 104.5!Copy !req
612. Good night to everyone
who's tuned in.Copy !req
613. Great!Copy !req
614. Fucking great!
Begging your pardon, Ma'am!Copy !req
615. - Did you like it, Mom?
- Yes, I did.Copy !req
616. Just like a real radio!Copy !req
617. - It is a real radio, Mom!
- Are you allowed to do that, dear?Copy !req
618. Of course.
Well, not really.Copy !req
619. It's just a joke, Mom. It's OK as
long as nobody knows it's us.Copy !req
620. It's Zequiel's secret, mine, and yours.Copy !req
621. - Yes, Mrs. Dos Santos.
- Promise you won't tell anybody.Copy !req
622. Sure nobody will find out?Copy !req
623. Could you give my son
Ze Pereira a message...Copy !req
624. for him to come and see me?Copy !req
625. - Ze Pereira? Sure. I'll tell him.
- Thank you!Copy !req
626. Hey, Jorge!Copy !req
627. - How are you?
- Fine.Copy !req
628. I wanna talk to you, I wanna
put a commercial on the radio.Copy !req
629. I got some special offers.Copy !req
630. We make some commercials for you.
"If you can pay now, do it.Copy !req
631. If not, you can pay later!"Copy !req
632. Jorge, you got to help me.Copy !req
633. We had a fight and
the missus has left me.Copy !req
634. Ask her to come home
and I won't drink anymore.Copy !req
635. Leave it to me. I'll ask her.Copy !req
636. - Alright.
- God bless you.Copy !req
637. You too.Copy !req
638. That pitch was theirs.
Now it's ours for good and sure.Copy !req
639. They know. We told them.Copy !req
640. But their stuff's still there.Copy !req
641. We'll give them till
tomorrow night to get out.Copy !req
642. Otherwise they'll be
9 feet under. OK?Copy !req
643. Yes, sir!Copy !req
644. So get going.Copy !req
645. Come here, Jorge.Copy !req
646. I want to talk to you.Copy !req
647. I've had an idea.Copy !req
648. An idea for a radio program.Copy !req
649. Just with our own music,
made by people from the slum...Copy !req
650. who don't stand a chance
on the other stations.Copy !req
651. - What do you think?
- Great idea!Copy !req
652. We could invite people
from other slums too.Copy !req
653. Right on!Copy !req
654. Jorge is the one in the red shirt.Copy !req
655. - Are you sure?
- Yes. The red shirt.Copy !req
656. - Are you Jorge dos Santos?
- Yes.Copy !req
657. Police.Copy !req
658. - Am I under arrest?
- We'll see. Come with me.Copy !req
659. Where's my drink?Copy !req
660. You promised me on
your mother's soul!Copy !req
661. Son of a bitch!Copy !req
662. Who gets on your back
just because you're black...Copy !req
663. and asks for your ID
as if you were a suspect...Copy !req
664. responsible for everything
bad that happens?Copy !req
665. Let's get serious, folks.Copy !req
666. Here's no racial democracy
in this country!Copy !req
667. That's the world's greatest lie!Copy !req
668. Black people are worth nothing here!Copy !req
669. You poor beggars
who live in the outskirts...Copy !req
670. you get frisked with hands
and faces stuck against the wall.Copy !req
671. This is our country!Copy !req
672. You mean there's racism in Brazil?
It's all recorded here.Copy !req
673. You're turning people against society.Copy !req
674. Never heard of it.Copy !req
675. What's it called again?
Radio Favela?Copy !req
676. Every day we've had calls from
families who live nearby.Copy !req
677. They say you interfere
with their radios and TVs.Copy !req
678. Nothing to do with me.Copy !req
679. They don't want their kids
listening to your bullshit.Copy !req
680. Go on! Quick!Copy !req
681. What's going to happen to him?Copy !req
682. - Nothing. He'll soon be home.
- Why are you taking everything away?Copy !req
683. If they find the stuff, it'll
be worse for him. Bye.Copy !req
684. Oh, dear God!Copy !req
685. So? Recognize this
dickhead's voice?Copy !req
686. Don't you recognize it?Copy !req
687. Answer, you dickhead nigger!
Do you recognize this voice?Copy !req
688. No!Copy !req
689. I told you. I don't know
who these people are.Copy !req
690. Cynical bastard!Copy !req
691. Everyone in the slum knows it's you!Copy !req
692. - Come in.
- Excuse me, sir, but it's nearly 7 p.m.Copy !req
693. Thank you.Copy !req
694. Hey, Baiano. Sure it's no trouble
if we transmit from here?Copy !req
695. - No danger for you?
- No way!Copy !req
696. It's my duty. Go ahead!Copy !req
697. The radio's got to
work somewhere.Copy !req
698. Who are your backers?Copy !req
699. The drug dealers?Copy !req
700. I don't know what
you're talking about.Copy !req
701. You need a federal permit
to operate a radio.Copy !req
702. Know when you'll get that permit?Copy !req
703. Never! Understand?
Never!Copy !req
704. It's 7 p.m.Copy !req
705. Shall we tune in to
Radio Favela?Copy !req
706. What a coincidence! You're here
and the station's off the air!Copy !req
707. - Favela!
- This radio...Copy !req
708. - Sucks!
- This is Radio Favela, folks!Copy !req
709. We promised we'd be on
everyday and we will!Copy !req
710. Come rain, come shine!
We'll be here!Copy !req
711. Let me give you some advice.Copy !req
712. Forget the whole idea!Copy !req
713. From now on,
you can tell your story.Copy !req
714. Isn't it time for Voice of Brazil?Copy !req
715. - What radio's this?
- That's Radio Favela.Copy !req
716. Don't you know it?
They play very good music.Copy !req
717. It's a pirate station.Copy !req
718. And now for the show you've
all been waiting for.Copy !req
719. Make sure your wife's
not cheating on you!Copy !req
720. This is from Armando
who says his wife's not.Copy !req
721. - You can't request music, Armando.
- This radio's great!Copy !req
722. - We take only requests from cuckolds.
- Maybe some news.Copy !req
723. - Do you know the people there?
- Not really.Copy !req
724. - We can reach them in the slum.
- I think you're up to nothing.Copy !req
725. - I like this one better.
- I'm not sure.Copy !req
726. - I think this is more interesting.
- Good evening.Copy !req
727. Sorry, but you've got to hear this.Copy !req
728. - What? Was there a coup d'etat?
- Not yet. Listen!Copy !req
729. You're into kitsch music?
It's funny. But so what?Copy !req
730. Didn't you get it? It's the
obligatory national radio time!Copy !req
731. This is a pirate station from
a slum in Belo Horizonte.Copy !req
732. Doormen, watchmen, dozers...Copy !req
733. everyone who does night shift,
don't forget!Copy !req
734. Call home first so Johnny
can climb out the window!Copy !req
735. How about doing something
on them? I'll find them.Copy !req
736. Trying to give me a heart attack?Copy !req
737. I'm sorry, Mom.Copy !req
738. Why do you always
have to get into trouble?Copy !req
739. Why care about
everything except yourself?Copy !req
740. You should be back at school.
You'll graduate in a year.Copy !req
741. Sorry if I'm not what you wanted me
to be. I'm doing what I like.Copy !req
742. Son, the police will
never leave you alone.Copy !req
743. Don't worry. I won't slip up.
I'm smarter than they are.Copy !req
744. Dinner's lovely!Copy !req
745. I ought to give you a good
hiding like I used to!Copy !req
746. So, go ahead, Mom.Copy !req
747. 'Bye, Mom! I'm off.Copy !req
748. What's up, honey?Copy !req
749. Think I liked you being arrested?Copy !req
750. Fatima. Forget it.Copy !req
751. Your only true love is that Radio!Copy !req
752. Why don't you marry it?Copy !req
753. Because I'm going
to marry you, princess!Copy !req
754. Really?Copy !req
755. I can't see any future in it.Copy !req
756. But you're schooled.Copy !req
757. Why don't you get a proper
job like everybody else?Copy !req
758. Of course. Tomorrow. I promise!Copy !req
759. - I don't believe you anymore.
- Fatima! Wait! Shit!Copy !req
760. - That's women for you!
- Hey, bro. You scared me to death!Copy !req
761. - You scared the life out of me.
- You're a bag of nerves.Copy !req
762. You disappeared!
Where have you been?Copy !req
763. I know everything that goes on.Copy !req
764. The cops got you. Right?Copy !req
765. - Did they beat you up?
- No, but it was no joke.Copy !req
766. Do you need any dough?Copy !req
767. No, that's OK, bro.
I got something to offer you.Copy !req
768. Quit all this and come work with us.Copy !req
769. Not much money in it yet,
but it's great fun.Copy !req
770. Cast your peepers on this vest.Copy !req
771. And the chains!
And look at these shoes!Copy !req
772. Load of shit!Copy !req
773. I prefer short happiness
to a long, sad life.Copy !req
774. And die without doing
anything worthwhile?Copy !req
775. You know, Jorge, my greatest
pride is being your buddy.Copy !req
776. You take care.Copy !req
777. Stay out of trouble,
for God's sake!Copy !req
778. - OK, big ape.
- Right on, nigger.Copy !req
779. - Do you listen to Radio Favela?
- Sure!Copy !req
780. - Do you know the people there?
- Everybody knows.Copy !req
781. Could you take me there?Copy !req
782. You can trust me.
I'm a reporter, I told you.Copy !req
783. I want to do an article on them.Copy !req
784. - We know where he lives.
- We don't know where the radio is.Copy !req
785. Can you take me to his house?Copy !req
786. Jorge!Copy !req
787. Jorge!Copy !req
788. Hi, Jorge! Are you OK?Copy !req
789. I'm Lidia. I'm a reporter.
Can I have a word with you?Copy !req
790. - What about?
- About Radio Favela.Copy !req
791. Radio Favela?Copy !req
792. I don't know anything about it.
Excuse me, but I'm late.Copy !req
793. It's weird.Copy !req
794. First, the cops and now, reporters.
It's going to get heavy!Copy !req
795. See? I said we should
only transmit for the slum.Copy !req
796. If you want out, now's the time.Copy !req
797. I'm going to keep on making
people aware of things.Copy !req
798. If my boss finds out, I'll be fired!Copy !req
799. And you, Baiano, you've got a kid.
If you think it's too dangerous...Copy !req
800. No way, man!Copy !req
801. I know the cops only too well.Copy !req
802. - Is there anywhere else you can go?
- No.Copy !req
803. My parents are church-goers.
I can't at home.Copy !req
804. We can't be that alone.Copy !req
805. With the people behind us,
we'll never get caught.Copy !req
806. I want to send out a message.Copy !req
807. Everyone will be
at a dance on Sunday.Copy !req
808. To strut our stuff
and dance our music.Copy !req
809. The idea is a dance contest.Copy !req
810. A break dance on Sunday,
at 10 a.m., by the station.Copy !req
811. We've gonna play this. Just listen!Copy !req
812. This is it, folks! It's our thing!Copy !req
813. Our art on the city streets.Copy !req
814. The folks in Rock Street
are warming up...Copy !req
815. while they wait for the
BH Breakers. So let's go!Copy !req
816. Can I take a picture for the paper?Copy !req
817. - You again, lady?
- I'm here to cover the dance.Copy !req
818. - It's great!
- Don't make trouble for us.Copy !req
819. Don't worry.Copy !req
820. This is João, a friend of mine.Copy !req
821. - He wants to talk to you.
- About what?Copy !req
822. The Radio.
But later, when you can.Copy !req
823. Well, look who's here?Copy !req
824. It's the BH Breakers on stage!Copy !req
825. Let's see the footwork,
who rules around here!Copy !req
826. Move it, boys!Copy !req
827. Break it up! You're obstructing
a public way!Copy !req
828. We're not bothering anyone.Copy !req
829. Got a license from City Hall? No?
So let's break it up.Copy !req
830. Sergeant. I'm their attorney.
They're doing nothing illegal.Copy !req
831. - So what?
- I'm a journalistCopy !req
832. covering the event for the paper.
- No! No pictures!Copy !req
833. They're creating no disturbance.
They're not blocking the traffic.Copy !req
834. OK. One hour more
and then it's over.Copy !req
835. Thank you.Copy !req
836. Let's go, Zequiel!
Come on, boys!Copy !req
837. Let's get moving!Copy !req
838. Our rights are in the Constitution.Copy !req
839. Don't stop, or there'll
be trouble! Let's go.Copy !req
840. CLANDESTINE RADIO BRINGS
THE SLUM TO THE CITYCopy !req
841. The article's good.Copy !req
842. No tape. No way to identify us.
Lidia kept her word.Copy !req
843. Let's cut it out and frame it!Copy !req
844. We should talk to that attorney.Copy !req
845. He saved us and the equipment.Copy !req
846. You thickhead! He'll make us say what
they want. Something in return.Copy !req
847. Are you going to hide
for the rest of your life?Copy !req
848. Some people do help
others for nothing.Copy !req
849. Some people try to help
and screw you up.Copy !req
850. No one does anything for free.Copy !req
851. You're too suspicious.Copy !req
852. Let's talk to him. He won't screw us.Copy !req
853. - The music's nearly over.
- See to it, Zequiel.Copy !req
854. Now you'll listen to
a samba by Teresinha...Copy !req
855. called "My Friend Cassinho".Copy !req
856. I'll see.Copy !req
857. There's trouble up in the slum.
You and Zequiel'd better go.Copy !req
858. - What's happened?
- I don't know. You have to go now.Copy !req
859. Let's get going, Zequiel!Copy !req
860. - What's happened?
- I've no idea.Copy !req
861. - What do I do?
- Keep going.Copy !req
862. The slum's in mourning again.
Four kids died for nothing.Copy !req
863. Murdered by other kids like them.Copy !req
864. Amongst them, our buddy Roque...
who helped us set up this radio.Copy !req
865. Tomorrow it'll be in the papers.Copy !req
866. They'll say drug-dealers died.Copy !req
867. But the true drug-dealer...Copy !req
868. who owns all the drugs...Copy !req
869. lives downtown and drives
a big car in safety.Copy !req
870. Do we plant "grass" here?
Do we refine coke here?Copy !req
871. So why don't you take
a look downtown?Copy !req
872. That's all I want to know.
Let's get this clear, bro'.Copy !req
873. Everyone knows who
brings the stuff up here.Copy !req
874. The same who breaks into your
house without knocking.Copy !req
875. The same one who asks
questions afterwards.Copy !req
876. When will the kids
in the slums find out...Copy !req
877. that drug-dealing
leads to the cemetery?Copy !req
878. How many more have to
die for the othersCopy !req
879. to learn that this is
no way to a better life?Copy !req
880. Let's go! Let's go!Copy !req
881. - The ladies are ready to start.
- Come closer.Copy !req
882. - And it's beautiful.
- All right here, Jorge?Copy !req
883. Fine, Zequiel.Copy !req
884. Now over the airwaves
that nobody owns...Copy !req
885. the music you don't hear on the
other radios.Copy !req
886. Our own music,
live and in color!Copy !req
887. - Police!
- What's going on?Copy !req
888. You can't just break in here! This is
a home! Where's the search warrant?Copy !req
889. Are you responsible for this shit?Copy !req
890. - Yes, I am!
- You accuse the police.Copy !req
891. You turn your ignorant
listeners against us.Copy !req
892. - Who's backing you?
- No money involved.Copy !req
893. Didn't you say the police
are the drug-dealers?Copy !req
894. We just record tapes for dances.
There's no radio.Copy !req
895. Is it illegal to record tapes?Copy !req
896. No. But radio without a permit is.Copy !req
897. You're listening to Radio Favela!Copy !req
898. Are you happy
with the salary you earn,Copy !req
899. or with your
company's profitsCopy !req
900. considering your company
is in the red?Copy !req
901. Suddenly your salary is not
a question of earning well.Copy !req
902. Suddenly you earn little,
or suddenly you earn well...Copy !req
903. but either way the
money goes nowhere.Copy !req
904. Your money doesn't multiply.Copy !req
905. You're out of work and in debt.Copy !req
906. Did you sleep well?Copy !req
907. Better than in the company
of certain people.Copy !req
908. Hey, nigger!Copy !req
909. Your time's up.Copy !req
910. You're being prosecuted
and you won't get off.Copy !req
911. Am I under
Law 4117, Article 70?Copy !req
912. What about Article 5,
9th amendment...Copy !req
913. guaranteeing freedom
of expression?Copy !req
914. Been studying Law?Copy !req
915. Get it into your head that every
time the radio's on the air...Copy !req
916. we'll find it and
smash all over again.Copy !req
917. Got it?Copy !req
918. Get going!Copy !req
919. There's an attorney and
a reporter waiting for you.Copy !req
920. Mind what you say!Copy !req
921. TV and radio station owners
don't want the competition.Copy !req
922. Right now, they have the whole legal
system in the palm of their hands.Copy !req
923. We could change the radio
into a Community Association.Copy !req
924. That would create a legal front.Copy !req
925. Meanwhile, we'll fight
any way we canCopy !req
926. to change the
telecommunication law.Copy !req
927. Jorge, yours is not
an isolated event.Copy !req
928. Radios like Radio Favela
are appearing everywhere.Copy !req
929. If we could set up a national grid...Copy !req
930. then we'd be much,
much stronger.Copy !req
931. Elections are coming up.Copy !req
932. These radios could help a lot.Copy !req
933. Help what?
To elect your candidate?Copy !req
934. You have to side,
so side with who's on yours.Copy !req
935. What do you want
this radio for, anyway?Copy !req
936. Why don't you write about
what the police did on the radio?Copy !req
937. I can propose it, but I know
they won't go for it.Copy !req
938. We live in a dictatorship, Jorge.Copy !req
939. We can help each other out...Copy !req
940. but our party is the "Slum's Party".Copy !req
941. We have no politicians, no nothing.Copy !req
942. We are who we are and fuck the rest!Copy !req
943. This circuit only needs soldering.Copy !req
944. The coil's still OK.Copy !req
945. But this valve's had it.Copy !req
946. Did they hurt you?Copy !req
947. - Are you all right?
- Everything's fine.Copy !req
948. Thanks for calling
the attorney, Zequiel.Copy !req
949. He answered at once
and said he'd go.Copy !req
950. And so he did. He and Lidia.Copy !req
951. He said he'll help
if there's trouble.Copy !req
952. Bastards! They smashed everything!Copy !req
953. Hi, honey!Copy !req
954. I heard what they did.Copy !req
955. I was so scared they'd beat you up.Copy !req
956. Don't worry.
There'll be some job for you.Copy !req
957. I had a job, Fatima. The radio!Copy !req
958. Those shitheads took
it away from me.Copy !req
959. To turn me into a crook, a "pusher"?Copy !req
960. Is that what they want?Copy !req
961. Shit!Copy !req
962. - Dinner's ready, Jorge.
- I'm not hungry, Mom.Copy !req
963. You had no lunch.
At least have dinner.Copy !req
964. - I really don't want any, Mom.
- You must eat something, son.Copy !req
965. Hi! Is Jorge around?Copy !req
966. Yes, dear. Come on in.Copy !req
967. - Hi.
- Hi, Fatima.Copy !req
968. We went door to door.
Everybody misses the radio.Copy !req
969. It's over now, honey.
It's smashed to pieces.Copy !req
970. Everyone's willing to pitch in
to get it working again.Copy !req
971. - This is for the radio.
- What have you got there?Copy !req
972. Wow, Fatima!Copy !req
973. Everyone gave what they could.Copy !req
974. Some will give at the end
of the month.Copy !req
975. Why didn't you ask me?
I want to help too!Copy !req
976. Thanks, Mom!Copy !req
977. And was there enough to set it
up again?Copy !req
978. It helped to get started again.Copy !req
979. Many helped.
Even people downtown.Copy !req
980. - What about Fatima?
- I married her.Copy !req
981. All I did was carry out
the Judge's orders.Copy !req
982. The Ministry technician
was with us all the time.Copy !req
983. All in accordance with the law,
rest assured.Copy !req
984. Forget the law.Copy !req
985. There's been a lot of protest
against his imprisonment.Copy !req
986. Council members, reporters, attorneys,
the Church. The usual suspects.Copy !req
987. Even an official from the UN.Copy !req
988. We must not let a small matter
get out of hand.Copy !req
989. Especially with elections
around the corner.Copy !req
990. Jorge, you can go.Copy !req
991. Lucky bastard!Copy !req
992. Don't forget our messages
to folks back home!Copy !req
993. Tell my family to come see me.Copy !req
994. Tell the rest of the story on the air!Copy !req
995. Sorry, but I'm out of here, friends!Copy !req
996. Keep smart! An empty head
gets filled by the devil!Copy !req
997. - Stay straight, OK?
- You're on.Copy !req
998. Let's go, Zequiel!
It's almost time.Copy !req
999. Let's go!Copy !req
1000. - Dad, what about this cable?
- It goes here, son.Copy !req
1001. Jorge, want some coffee?Copy !req
1002. - I just made some.
- Yes, please.Copy !req
1003. - How about you, Zequiel?
- Who can resist your coffee, Fatima?Copy !req
1004. Take this to your father.Copy !req
1005. Don't worry. I'll go in.Copy !req
1006. Delicious!Copy !req
1007. I'll go.Copy !req
1008. - Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.Copy !req
1009. - Is this Radio Favela?
- Yes.Copy !req
1010. I've been trying to find you
since this morning,Copy !req
1011. but no one seemed to understand me.
- He's the one who's been calling here.Copy !req
1012. We're UN representatives
in Brazil...Copy !req
1013. and you have received an award.Copy !req
1014. - So, it was true?
- Yes, it's true.Copy !req
1015. It's for your work on the radio...Copy !req
1016. and the education of young
people in the slums.Copy !req
1017. The United Nations
give great importanceCopy !req
1018. to the prevention of drugs
and want to encourage...Copy !req
1019. Hang on a minute, pal. You can tell
the end of the story later.Copy !req
1020. Tonight I want to be on air
at 7 p.m. sharp.Copy !req
1021. Come on, nigger!
Let's relive old times?Copy !req
1022. Let's go, Jorge!Copy !req
1023. Play the announcement.Copy !req
1024. It's 7 o'clock and on the airCopy !req
1025. is the True Voice of Brazil!Copy !req
1026. If this street was mine
and I had my sayCopy !req
1027. I'd change the open sewers
into a park in one dayCopy !req
1028. It would cost a fortune to get highCopy !req
1029. While rice and beans for free
For all soulmates nearbyCopy !req
1030. A shack with 'Rap' vinyl
From floor to ceilingCopy !req
1031. A radio show to send you reelingCopy !req
1032. A non-profit organization
An idea for the brothersCopy !req
1033. I'd rewrite the anthem of the nation
and tell the truthCopy !req
1034. To the president I would send
A note of protestCopy !req
1035. Asking what was
"order and progress"Copy !req
1036. AFTER YEARS OF RESISTANCECopy !req
1037. RADIO FAVELA FINALLY
GOT ITS PERMITCopy !req
1038. AS AN EDUCATIONAL STATION
IN FEBRUARY, 2000.Copy !req
1039. Real cool! Radio Favela FM, 106.7!
Politics, everyone does.Copy !req
1040. And politics is
what I'm doing.Copy !req
1041. Except I have no banners
or Party in this bullshit.Copy !req
1042. And what about the extra cash
for suits? And the perksCopy !req
1043. and the $1,200 each
council member gets to stand onCopy !req
1044. technical committees
and the party leaderCopy !req
1045. gets another $2,000
on top of that!Copy !req
1046. For those in prison.Copy !req
1047. There's no life imprisonment.Copy !req
1048. Stay cool and finish your
sentence.Copy !req
1049. - You'll be out again in a little while.
- God willing!Copy !req
1050. Investment in security
and education is tiny.Copy !req
1051. Because they invest a lot
in police weaponry...Copy !req
1052. But those who carry the guns
are not well educated.Copy !req
1053. But they don't
invest in that!Copy !req
1054. So, that's it! A good afternoon
to you all. It is now 1.24 pm.Copy !req
1055. And "Super Samba" is
on the air again!Copy !req
1056. Your regular Saturday
afternoon venue!Copy !req
1057. Jointly with Giulio Natiazzi
and Radio Favela!Copy !req
1058. Also against the Federal
ConstitutionCopy !req
1059. a Congressman
from Minas StateCopy !req
1060. receives almost 55% of what a
Federal Congressman gets.Copy !req
1061. There's an old
saying that says:Copy !req
1062. "Courting vultures shit
upwards".Copy !req
1063. To give you an idea, in São Paulo,
a nun went missing since May 21st.Copy !req
1064. She was found Tuesday night in a
subway station by a police officer.Copy !req
1065. Pregnant by a van-driver, she
invented her own abduction.Copy !req
1066. And then there's AIDS.
AIDS kills more than cancer.Copy !req
1067. So I'll give you a tip.Copy !req
1068. But if you don't care,
no problem.Copy !req
1069. Get your radio, turn it offCopy !req
1070. throw it out, what you want!Copy !req
1071. But I'll holler on till I get
through to you!Copy !req
1072. Because you have to vote.
Right?Copy !req
1073. And put an end to all this
corruption!Copy !req
1074. A big hug to all the gang in
our shanty-towns!Copy !req
1075. Now get a load of this!Copy !req
1076. Real cool stuff for you guys!
Right, Marly?Copy !req
1077. Just listen to this track!
Which track is it?Copy !req
1078. Samba's great, but you're
no one without education.Copy !req
1079. OK! There's someone on
the air!Copy !req
1080. Good afternoon! Who am I
speaking to?Copy !req
1081. Speak louder because we're
filming your voice!Copy !req
1082. In the Pizza Bar, Contorno Avenue,
1636. We accept reservations.Copy !req
1083. The polling booth.Copy !req
1084. It's not an outhouse where
you shit!Copy !req
1085. Polling stations are interesting.Copy !req
1086. That's where you decide
the city's future.Copy !req
1087. And the shanty urchins
deserveCopy !req
1088. to be part of this future!Copy !req
1089. Let's kick off with Rap
with Soul!Copy !req
1090. Let's spread the word.Copy !req
1091. Know what's going on.
Get educated!Copy !req
1092. You're no one unless you
study!Copy !req
1093. If you're not aware, you're
even less!Copy !req
1094. If this street was mine
I'd only playCopy !req
1095. Soul and rap every day
Out on the airCopy !req
1096. If this street was mine,
I'd only playCopy !req
1097. Soul and rap out on the airCopy !req
1098. Gary Strudgian RobinsonCopy !req