LOST & FOUND 12OZ IN BRAZIL

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12ozProphet Lost & Found
Raven and Sonik went to São Paulo, Brazil in December of 1997 to put together a story on Brazilian
graffiti for 12ozProphet’s sixth issue. Twist had connected us with Os Gemeos, and we went there
to introduce them to the world via our magazine. The sight of São Paulo and the otherworldly graffiti
scene exploding over its gut-wrenching social landscape, the peculiarly Brazilian collision of poverty
and wealth, was a complete shock. Meeting Os Gemeos - as well as Nina, Vitche, and Herbert
Baglione, gave us friends for life, and the sight of their work was a glimpse into the future of an
art movement we thought we knew, but even now, more than a dozen years later, has yet to
catch up. Here’s a short video edited from footage thought to have been lost for well over a
decade…

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