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“Events like this one, funded by the consulate, are extremely important for us because if we are able to legitimize funk abroad then we can legitimize it within Brazil, Gomes said. Bill Bragin, director of public programming at Lincoln Center, said that given some of Brazils past legislation prohibiting funk events, it would have been unthinkable until recently to imagine a government representative advocating this dance form. “To have art coming from the favelas really be embraced at the highest level of Brazilian hierarchy, that’s amazing,” said Bragin. nbcnews/news/latino/previously-banned-brazilian-funk-music-takes-center-stage-n167171
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 21:04:42 +0000

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