Alagados⧸De Frente Pro Crime (Video Clip) - Alagados⧸De Frente Pro Crime (Video Clip)

What this video is

Produced in 1986 during Brazil's abertura — the democratic re-opening following two decades of military dictatorship — 'Alagados' by Os Paralamas do Sucesso became one of the defining political anthems of the BRock movement. The song addresses the chronic poverty of the Vila dos Alagados community in Salvador, Bahia, and the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, drawing a direct line to the MPB protest tradition of the 1970s.…

Why it matters

A landmark document of BRock's social conscience phase, 'Alagados' bridges new wave rock instrumentation with MPB's protest lyric tradition and Caribbean reggae-ska rhythms. The video's documentary-verité production aesthetic — pre-MTV Brasil, influenced by Cinema Novo — established a template for…

The director

Roberto Berliner (b. 1957, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a filmmaker, producer, and journalist. He holds a degree in journalism from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). During the 1980s he directed music videos for Os Paralamas do Sucesso, Skank,…