Amid Rio's Violence, a Local Poetry Movement Offers Hope
Amid Rio's Violence, a Local Poetry Movement Offers Hope
By
Manuela Andreoni
"Poesia de Esquina" collects work from aspiring poets and everyday people, offering an outlet for expression in Rio's City of God favela.
This article is adapted from AQ’s latest issue on China and Latin America
Poetry night in Cidade de Deus. Up-and-coming authors and aspiring poets read work about race, violence and finding refuge in art — and try not to worry about the young men with guns standing two blocks away, guarding a drug stash house. After all, this is still the same City of God from the eponymous 2003 movie.
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