Uma cocada nem sempre é apenas uma cocada: Bezerra da Silva e a fabricação do “malandro rife” (1980-1986)

Abstract

Bezerra da Silva is the narrator of social utopias established in a territory of Rio suburbs. (Re) known for irreverence of his lyrics and peculiar way to chant them has its phonographic production marked by irony tropes. This project aims to discuss as a periphery singer can transpose spaces reserved for radio broadcasting and record sales with themes about the world of crime and in particular drugs. We intend, therefore, to understand the developments through the interpretation of various social protests, especially in the years 1980-1985 during the civil-military dictatorship, present in the singer phonograms. We are therefore linking music and lyrics to a sociocultural issue, thus entering in the history of cultural.