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Quote inspired from Sue Jaye Johnson in her TED Talk “What we don’t teach kids about sex”.
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Canecão theatre in Rio de Janeiro, a derelict concert hall where occupiers hold nightly performances and weekly planning meetings.
Photos by Sue Jaye Johnson
by Sarah Deming and Sue Jaye Johnson
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil–We went to Rio to see the Olympics and saw so much more. Here is a tribute à la Gil Scott-Heron to the three-month-old artists’ occupation protesting the seizure of power by President Michel Temer.
Protesters were divided in their opinions of ex-President Dilma Rousseff of the left-wing Workers’ Party, whom the Senate Wednesday voted to impeach, but united in their belief that life for the Brazilian poor will worsen under Temer and his conservative TMDB Party.
Among Temer’s first official actions in office were the closing of the Ministries of Culture, Agrarian Reform, and Human Rights.
Canecão became the Refugee House on the penultimate night of the Olympics.
You will not be able to cheer from ringside, sister.
You will not be able to plug in, log on and zone out.
You will not be able to binge on beach volleyball and Caipirinhas at the corporate lounge,
Because the revolution is a dance party.
Brazil’s media landscape is dominated by Grupo Globo, controlled by the three Marinho brothers, each worth $5.4 billion. The Marinhos are openly critical of the Workers’ Party and advocating for TMDB control of the country.
The revolution will not require a Visa card.
The revolution will not be brought to you by Petrobras and McDonalds’ Delicious new Petroleum McMeal Deal.
The revolution will not feature slo-mo replays of Michael Phelps’ Speedo, Simone Biles’ eyeliner, and Ryan Lochte pissing in the pool,
Because the revolution is a dance party, sister.
“This is the worst time in Brazil since the military dictatorship. You cannot just be an artist anymore. You have to know where you stand.” – Julia, member of Ocupa MinC RJ (Creation Committee)
The revolution is a dance party.
The revolution will not disqualify you for banned substance.
The revolution will not take away your gear.
The revolution will not divide you into heats based on chromosomes, kilograms, or the extent of your paralysis.
You can feel free to jump the gun, start slow, and fade late,
Because the revolution is a dance party, sister.
Artists perform nightly to protest the Senate impeachment of Rousseff on charges of corruption. According to Transparencia Brasil, 58% of the House and 60% of the Senate themselves face charges or have been convicted for offenses including drug trafficking, rape and murder.
There is no velvet rope at the door of the revolution,
Just a beautiful boy in a plastic bag raincoat.
The revolution is house music for the houseless,
A sea of kites, a samba master, a mermaid formation.
You can talk Temer with topless girls, buy cake from the children of slaves.
The revolution will not shame you.
This is a Brazilian revolution.
“Our art is a political act. This is a house where we are creating a democratic exercise.” – Barbara, member of Ocupa MinC RJ (Communication Committee)
There will be no highlights of the police razing Vila Autodromo to make way for the Games.
There will be no highlights of Doña Maria, staring down the bulldozers on International Women’s Day.
There will be no bronze medals for irony.
There will be no silver medals for long memory.
There will be no gold medals for good losers.
Brazil, with the world’s eighth largest economy, has one of the highest levels of income inequality in the world.
