Read as a diary of an inmate at the Carandiru prison in October '92 – the time of the penitentiary massacre, which led to the official death of 111 inmates –, "Diário de um Detento" was written by Mano Brown, inspired by the texts of a former Carandiru prisoner. In the lyrics, the narrator tells the day-to-day life in prison, until the "big day", October 2nd, when the prisoners revolt, which led to the aforementioned massacre. Ending the song a day after the event, with the writer describing that people will not believe him, because he is a "dehumanized" person.
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Read as a diary of an inmate at the Carandiru prison in October '92 – the time of the penitentiary massacre, which led to the official death of … read more
Read as a diary of an inmate at the Carandiru prison in October '92 – the time of the penitentiary massacre, which led to the official death of 111 inmates –, "Diário de um Det… read more
Racionais MC's is a hip hop group based in São Paulo, Brazil. Mano Brown (Pedro Paulo Soares Pereira), Ice Blue (Paulo Eduardo Salvador), Edy Rock (Edvaldo Pereira Alves) and DJ KL Jay (Kleber Geraldo Lelis Simões) formed the group in 1988. Each member hails from the ring of favelas (slums) around São Paulo locally called the periferia. Their lyrics combine themes of social justice with gangster imagery, a far cry from the idyllic breeziness typically associated with Brazilian music. Racionias MC's first appeared on the Zimbabwe label compilation Consciência Black (Black … read more
Racionais MC's is a hip hop group based in São Paulo, Brazil. Mano Brown (Pedro Paulo Soares Pereira), Ice Blue (Paulo Eduardo Salvador), Edy Rock (Edvaldo Pereira Alves) and DJ KL Ja… read more
Racionais MC's is a hip hop group based in São Paulo, Brazil. Mano Brown (Pedro Paulo Soares Pereira), Ice Blue (Paulo Eduardo Salvador), Edy Rock (Edvaldo Pereira Alves) and DJ KL Jay (Kleber Geraldo Lelis Simões) formed the gro… read more
