Photo: Amanda Moraes (Day of Dilma’s Impeachment, São Paulo)

Music and Politics Collide in Amanda Moraes’ Photos of Brazil’s Independent Music Scenes

By | 15 September, 2020

You can always find Amanda Moraes zipping around at the best shows, first taking care of the artists and then, during the show, trying to find the best possible places to take photos of the performance.

Amanda is a cultural producer and has worked for more than ten years as a photographer in projects related to music and art. She considers herself a storyteller through images, seeking to capture in her records the narrative force that each “click” brings. Inspired by places, people and stories, she seeks to register her interests and print her truth through photography.

With this collection of photos she aims to draw a parallel between music and art amid the uncertainties caused by the current political scenario in Brazil. Brazilian music, used no longer as entertainment, but as an instrument of social and political resistance.

Rico Dalasam (2016)
As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira, Occupy Democracy Protest, Largo da Batata, São Paulo (2016)
As Bahias e a Cozinha Mineira, Occupy Democracy Protest, Largo da Batata, São Paulo (2016)
Anelis Assumpção – Occupy Democracy Protest, Largo da Batata, São Paulo (2016)
Lirinha – Occupy Democracy Protest, Largo da Batata, São Paulo (2016)
Taciana Barros – Occupy Democracy Protest, Largo da Batata, São Paulo (2016)
NU @ Festival MARTE, Mariana (Minas Gerais), a year after the major dam disaster (2016)
NU @ SESC Vila Mariana, São Paulo
Kayapo, SESC Pompeia, São Paulo (2019)
Ilú Obá de Mim, Week of Art Against Barbarism in Defence of freedom of Expression, São Paulo (2020)
Mawaca & Kayapo, SESC Pompeia, São Paulo

See more of Amanda Moraes’ work at Instagram


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