Female-run DJ collective Mamba Negra explain why they are starting a social movement on the São Paulo streets.
“For the parties, he hasn't said anything yet, but we've heard a bunch of people talking. We know that the owners of the big clubs are angry with us because they're saying we don't pay taxes and we put people in danger with our parties. They're saying that São Paulo shouldn't be like that, that the culture will not be restored in São Paulo because people have to pay for quality. But that's not true. These owners don't pay their taxes either. And people don't have money to spend 15 Reis on a beer, and people can't afford to get into a club to listen to music. We're for the people that helped to build this [underground] electronic culture in São Paulo. And [the clubs] should be happy! They're calling us to play at them; they know that we're fresh. They need us. We could be united, but they're trying to persecute us for something that obviously isn't the problem. We're not rolling in money. We're not rich with these parties. It doesn't make sense.“ - Laura Diaz