How does the Brazilian government view AfroReggae and other non-profits?
The Brazilian government has a positive relationship with cultural organizations such as AfroReggae since they promote a positive story in the news. It has a less constructive relationship with human rights organizations that directly challenge issues such as prisons and police violence. What drew you to Brazil/Rio/the favelas? I first came to Brazil in 1994 and made friends in Rio I was affected by the way everything seemed back to front. I had a problem with the police and people who had nothing to gain were very kind to me. I came back to Brazil in 1996 and worked in the North of the country with Catholic missionaries who used Liberation theology, a form of Christian teaching that is based upon political conscientization – an exploration of social and political contradictions – as well as the “option for the poor” that Jesus Christ showed in his life. The MST (landless movement) and other important organizations grew out of the structures established by liberation theologists. An It
