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Distortion and Subversion: Punk Rock Music and the Protests for Free Public.Transportation in Brazil (1996-2011)

2024; International Association for the Study of Popular Music; Volume: 14; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5429/2079-3871(2024)v14i1.14en

2079-3871

Victor de Almeida Nobre Pires,

Youth, Politics, and Society

In "A Urgência" ("The Urgency"), the opening track of the now-classic album Zero e Um (Zero and One) by the Brazilian hardcore band Dead Fish, Rodrigo Lima sings: "hoje é o dia da revolução" ("today is the day of revolution").For a long time, the song served as the opening for the band's concerts nationwide, not only setting the tone for the performance of one of Brazil's biggest hardcore acts but also serving as a metaphor for the tense contemporary political and social context in Brazil.Zero e Um was released in 2004, the same year as a series of mobilisations across the country-marked by the increasing presence and activism of youth -including a significant protest in Florianópolis against bus fare hikes, later known as the Revolta da Catraca ("Turnstile Revolt").This series of protests is one of the main themes of the book Distortion and Subversion.Rodrigo Lopes de Barros provides a rich overview of youth demonstrations and protests against fare increases in cities such as Salvador (Bahia), Florianópolis (Santa Catarina), São Paulo (São Paulo), and Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais), examining the popular motivations behind the protests and how punk rock and hardcore bands influenced these motivations and engaged in politics.The formation of what became known in the country as the Movimento Passe Livre or MPL ("Free Fare Movement") played a significant role in these music scenes, and,