: The lyrics explicitly mention the 80 shots fired by the military at a family car in 2019, an event that killed Evaldo Rosa dos Santos. Orochi uses this to point out how everyday objects like umbrellas or soccer cleats are often "mistaken" for weapons.
Nova Colônia - song and lyrics by Orochi, Dallass - Spotify
The track weaves together several "deep" narratives about the reality of life in the favelas :
: Orochi views the trap music movement as a "Nova Colônia" (New Colony)—a way for youth from the outskirts to build their own power and voice outside of a system that rejects them. Core Message
You can listen to the track and read the full lyrics on YouTube or Letras.mus.br .
: He references real-world tragedies like the National Museum fire and the burning of the Amazon ( "Fogo no museu e fogo na Amazônia" ) to symbolize a country losing its memory and its future.
: Orochi poses the heavy question: "Me diz quanto vale um preto morto? Menos que um gol na Copa" (Tell me how much a dead Black man is worth? Less than a goal in the World Cup). This highlights how marginalized lives are often seen as statistics or secondary to national spectacles.
: The lyrics explicitly mention the 80 shots fired by the military at a family car in 2019, an event that killed Evaldo Rosa dos Santos. Orochi uses this to point out how everyday objects like umbrellas or soccer cleats are often "mistaken" for weapons.
Nova Colônia - song and lyrics by Orochi, Dallass - Spotify
The track weaves together several "deep" narratives about the reality of life in the favelas :
: Orochi views the trap music movement as a "Nova Colônia" (New Colony)—a way for youth from the outskirts to build their own power and voice outside of a system that rejects them. Core Message
You can listen to the track and read the full lyrics on YouTube or Letras.mus.br .
: He references real-world tragedies like the National Museum fire and the burning of the Amazon ( "Fogo no museu e fogo na Amazônia" ) to symbolize a country losing its memory and its future.
: Orochi poses the heavy question: "Me diz quanto vale um preto morto? Menos que um gol na Copa" (Tell me how much a dead Black man is worth? Less than a goal in the World Cup). This highlights how marginalized lives are often seen as statistics or secondary to national spectacles.