Jornal de Artigos Não Lidos
Jornal de Artigos Não Lidos (Journal of Unread Articles) are a series of visual journals made by Repórter sem Beiras. They show articles that would never be published in the 'real' media and report about life in Brazilian slums in a more subjective and positive way than the local media does. There were four issues of the journal, each one of them dealing with another theme: Gato, Rain, Wrecks and Change. The articles were distributed as wall journals in the public space of Rio de Janeiro during the summer of 2011.
Gato — Cats & Wires
Cats & Wires, focuses on the Gato system used in favelas. Gato, literally translated as ‘cat’, has different meanings. It can refer to a beautiful girl or boy, but is also Brazilian slang for the illegal practice of pirating public services such as water, electricity and the internet.
Rain — The Destroyed Room 2010
This issue focuses on Rain. Brazilian favelas often appear in the international press in the aftermath of natural disasters caused by tor-rential rain. Their very location makes them vulnerable to landslides, mudslides and floo-ding. In this series, Repórter sem Beiras tells the trilogy of Bayano, who lost his house a year ago in a landslide on the Morro do Foqueteira, a favela in Rio de Janeiro.
Wrecks — The Massacre of Mice
This issue focuses on the subject of Wrecks. Wrecks are buildings, structures or objects re-duced to a state of ruin; the ‘leftovers’ of a previous existence. What often remains is an empty shell devoid of meaning, function and interest. A wreck is also a testimony to a pre-vious life or existence, and, as such, a source of endless stories and mysteries.
Change — Stereo Sculpture
This issue focuses on the subject of ‘Change’. The natural world is shrinking, while cities are expanding. New urban structures are appearing. Within some of these megalomaniac cities, there exist small, but growing islands of slums. The favelas are changing as well — their structure, function and definition. Some favelas are being removed in order to construct new buildings, ‘real buildings’. New slums arise in places that were deserted just a minute ago.
