Quilombo
Rio Edition
The Quilombo Space is a showcase of independent artists and cultural producers from Brazil’s urban periphery. In Brazil, the quilombo was a maroon community where formerly enslaved Africans and their descendents settled, and forged a new society, resisting their exploitation and dehumanization. Today, the term quilombo symbolizes hope, solidarity, freedom, and autonomy for subaltern peoples of Brazil and around the world. Quilombo Space is curated and hosted by Flávio Lima, director of Casarti, A Casa do Artista Independente, a cultural center that supports the arts in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro. Join Flávio as he interviews the musicians, filmmakers, poets and artists who are changing the cultural landscape of Brazil today.
Interviews
Interviewed by:
Flávio Lima
Flávio Lima is a geography teacher and composer, author of the album “Sinestesia,” of articles such as “Nos Quintais da Casa do Artista Independente,” and of the books “Memórias da Grande Madureira” (Museu Afro Rio – UERJ) and “Subúrbios Cariocas: Uma Deriva Contemporânea Sobre Nosso Chão.” In partnership with Rodrigo Bertamé, he wrote the book “Diálogos Suburbanos.” Flávio is the founder and artistic director of the Centro Cultural CASARTI – Casa do Artista Independente, as well as the creator of MAIS – Movimento de Artistas Independentes dos Subúrbios.
