A version of this article originally appeared on THUMP Brazil. “Al-al-al-alvará/Al-al-al-alvará!” was the battle cry of Brazilians who attended an event organized by the Mamba Negra collective on Sunday, May 28. The parade float leaving Francisco Matarazzo Avenue, in the neighborhood of Barra Funda, São Paulo, was equipped with DJ decks to sound out the …
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