Filipe Barbosa

Tiunai is a wannabe party boy with one goal—to hit the scene in style and catch the eye of the right girl for a night to remember. Armed with his older brother’s advice and the swagger he picks up from his favorite Trap tracks, he’s ready to prove he’s *that* guy—cool, confident, and effortlessly smooth. But in the pursuit of the perfect night, things don’t always go as planned.

Amid an identity crisis, Fábio, 22 years old, a young black man from Cidade Tiradentes, reconnects with his past through a funk party with friends. On their way to the Fluxo, as these parties are called, he faces internal and external challenges that make him confront his feelings after his recent breakup. The film investigates the experiences of young people who live in the extreme east of São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil and considered one of the main pillars of funk history.

Cidade Tiradentes, July 6, 2013. Kevin dreams of becoming an MC. A pair of Mizuno Pro 1 sneakers changes hands, and the neighborhood begins to whisper about what no one can forget. Between the concrete, the funk, and the ghosts of the past, Kevin discovers that some stories never truly fade away.

Tiunai is a wannabe party boy with one goal—to hit the scene in style and catch the eye of the right girl for a night to remember. Armed with his older brother’s advice and the swagger he picks up from his favorite Trap tracks, he’s ready to prove he’s *that* guy—cool, confident, and effortlessly smooth. But in the pursuit of the perfect night, things don’t always go as planned.

Amid an identity crisis, Fábio, 22 years old, a young black man from Cidade Tiradentes, reconnects with his past through a funk party with friends. On their way to the Fluxo, as these parties are called, he faces internal and external challenges that make him confront his feelings after his recent breakup. The film investigates the experiences of young people who live in the extreme east of São Paulo, the biggest city in Brazil and considered one of the main pillars of funk history.

Cidade Tiradentes, July 6, 2013. Kevin dreams of becoming an MC. A pair of Mizuno Pro 1 sneakers changes hands, and the neighborhood begins to whisper about what no one can forget. Between the concrete, the funk, and the ghosts of the past, Kevin discovers that some stories never truly fade away.

Cidade Tiradentes, July 6, 2013. Kevin dreams of becoming an MC. A pair of Mizuno Pro 1 sneakers changes hands, and the neighborhood begins to whisper about what no one can forget. Between the concrete, the funk, and the ghosts of the past, Kevin discovers that some stories never truly fade away.