protest song dance party, part 2

this one isn't specifically world cup related; in fact, it's fifty years old (though this particular recording is from 1970), and it was an important protest song during the dictatorship in brasil.  people still sing it all the time in the streets and in social gatherings, and its subject matter is still very current:  police violence and forced evictions in poor communities (in rio, a "hill" almost always refers to a favela) may have gotten more somewhat more sophisticated, but they haven't changed much since 1964.  the song is by zé keti and was originally part of opinião, a groundbreaking political theatre piece.  translation after the link.

also, speaking of authoritarianism, the big news today is that the civil police have issued warrants to question several prominent local activists in rio for "information crimes" (there's an article here, but it's in portuguese and from a fairly reactionary - albeit mainstream - local paper).  it's unclear at this point whether they're being held in "protective" custody and whether they'll be out on the streets for the pre-kickoff protests tomorrow.

you can arrest me

you can beat me

you can even starve me

i won't change my opinion:

i won't leave the hill

if there's no water, i'll make a well

if there's no water, i'll buy a bone

to put in my soup - i'll make it work

say what you want about me,

here, i don't pay rent.

and if i die tomorrow, sir,

i'm already close to heaven.