The promulgation of the law that established the State Day of Funk in São Paulo marks 10 years on Tuesday, July 7. The date honors the paulista singer MC Daleste, who died on July 7, 2013, due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen during a performance in Campinas, in the state's interior.
Member of theNational Front of Funk WomenRenata Prado recalls, in an interview with [insert media outlet name],Text: Good Living ConversationText: "From the"Brazil's Radio FatoThe date commemorates an artist victim of urban violence.Something that severely affects the funk movement.We have a bill to ensure the memory of this artist. And from there, reflect what is the political participation of the funk youth within these decisive spaces. It's us thinking about the funk movement as part of São Paulo's urban culture.
The activist warns of a process of persecution against the funk. "We know that when a young person leaves home to go to a funk party, they might not come back alive."Due to the Pancadão Operation.And the sensationalism that the far right creates with the funk movement, which results in deaths. "Every time a funk party is harassed by a far-right politician, the police go with them, and where the police are, we have a result of death."
In an open letter on social media, Prado, who was the curator of the exhibitionFunk: A Cry of Audacity and Freedom, considered the premature closure of the exhibition shown to the public at the Museum of the Portuguese Language as censorship. Despite being expected to run until August 30, the show closed on May 31.
In the same month that the exhibition closed, state deputy Tenente Coimbra (PL) had filed a complaint with the Public Ministry against the exhibition, claiming that there were works that glorified crime and drug trafficking.
When we have an exhibition like that, occupying a space like the Museu da Língua Portuguesa, the far right feels offended because they believe it's not our right to occupy that space. It's important for us to give it a name, it's censorship. The Museu da Língua Portuguesa has...How the funk movement slipped out the back door.It brought 180,000 people to that institution, the curator says.
The curator emphasizes that beyond a response about the early closure of the exhibition, it is necessary to understand what was done with the public budget. "Because it was public funds that were invested in this exhibition. It left the pavilion before time, and we, as citizens, have the right to know where the money from this exhibition went, why the educational notebook was not published."
Regarding a possible return of the exhibition to the Museu da Língua Portuguesa, Prado states that it is not within the goals of the responsible people. "We, from alternative culture, create our own spaces. So, for instance, this exhibition is being invited to go to several other places. Artists are receiving invitations to create works in other locations; the Museu da Língua Portuguesa may not be as important anymore."
Journalistic text: Sought by the Police Department.Brazil de FatoThe management of the Portuguese Language Museum stated in a note that "The exhibition 'FUNK: A Cry of Audacity and Freedom' ended on May 31st to make way for two new exhibitions this year at the Portuguese Language Museum. 'FUNK' was on display for six months, the average duration of temporary exhibitions at the institution."
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