http://www.newgeography.com/category/blog-topics/sao-paulo The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.newgeography.com/content/001496-sao-paulo-upward-mobility-through-music <p>In a city notorious for its vast gap between rich and poor and the involvement of children in gang activity and drug trafficking, a music school is providing an opportunity for the young people of the favelas to put their energies to better use in performing for themselves and their communities.<!--break--> The school's band has now toured the world and received visits from heads of state. This documentary tells the story of Sao Paulo's Meninos Do Morumbi and how it has affected the lives of its students.</p> <p><object width="640" height="385"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kHN0hAiuqYA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kHN0hAiuqYA&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p> <p><object width="640" height="385"><br /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q7ryZ2jPIZM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"></param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Q7ryZ2jPIZM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object></p> http://www.newgeography.com/content/001496-sao-paulo-upward-mobility-through-music#comments brazil economic development poverty sao paulo Wed, 07 Apr 2010 13:26:19 -0400 AlexLotz 1496 at http://www.newgeography.com