ONG ATITUDE SOCIAL

Designed and implemented by Robespierre Avila, the project "Aos Pés do Santa Marta" has been developing since 2004, in the space known as “Casa de Cultura Dedé”, at Santa Marta which is a community in Botafogo – RJ, Brasil. Has the support of NGO Atitude Social and in 2010 was set to Point Culture of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

The music workshops (guitar, “cavaquinho”, bass, piano, keyboard, sax, flute, trombone, percussion, etc.), harmony and improvisation developed in the Atitude Music School Project aims to show the diversity within our culture, offering a wider view of music and encouraging the study of music as a possibility of professionalization. Here was created the “choro” group "Filhos de Marta" and “Bateria Mirim Atitude” -children's drum section group – which rehearses during the year with youth in the community and visitors to the Carnival parade in Rio's streets.

“Cine Atitude” is another project that happens outdoors with free exhibitions of national and international films for all age groups, aiming to disseminate audiovisual culture, the creation of new audiences and promoting entertainment.

It also works in “Casa de Cultura Dedé”, the “Núcleo de Audiovisual Atitude- grupo NAVi”, a audiovisual center that aims to produce films and documentaries. Have been performed the movie “A Mulher do Latão – uma lenda do Santa Marta” (Bucket’s woman – a legend of Santa Marta), and the documentaries “Crianças do Cine Atitude” (Children of Cine Atitude), “Teatro na Laje 2” (Theater on the slab 2), “8º Fórum de Imprensa de Língua Portuguesa”, “Gilson Peranzzetta e Mauro Senise – the musicians”, “Saint Jorge – a religious devotion”, among others.

There is also a space for reading – Dedé Atitude Library where happens art workshops and communication with recycled material, reading, English and French classes for adults and intellectual recreation for children and adults.

And to provide good quality shows to the population, the NGO Atitude Social supports the production of Musical Events for the community on important dates such as "Santa Marta’s Days", "World Peace Day ", “Anniversary of NGO", opening and closing of the Music School year and Film and Poetry Festivals, always in the community.

There you still have a room for Street Dance lessons and musical rehearsals at Atitude Music Studio, the most recent part of the project which still in development.