Brazilian singer Gilberto Gil and more than 25 artists joined forces and talents in the song “Demarcação Já” (Demarcation Now), released during the Indigenous National Mobilization Week, in April 2017, to call attention to the urgency for the legal recognition of Indigenous lands in Brazil, a process known as “Demarcation.”
With beautiful and powerful lyrics and images, the music poetically communicates the challenges Indigenous Peoples face in Brazil. It connects their struggle with the importance of protecting the forests, remembering that we share the same planet. To deny their lands is to deny their right to exist.
The music was written by the lyricist Carlos Rennó with the singer and composer Chico César.
The production is a partnership between Greenpeace, Instituto Socioambiental and Bem-Te-Vi Diversidade, with the Articulation of Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples (Apib) and the producers Cinedelia and O2 Filmes. The videoclip is directed by André D'Elia.