devotos comes from the infamous favela of alto jose pinho. the members of the band still live here and help the community by organizing music lessons, concerts, and different events for the local youths. devotos try to keep the kids off the streets and off the drugs. with the power of hard-core punk. the band's guitar is neilton, builds world-class axes, amps, and pedals. diy is the only way in the favela. [singing in portuguese] [singing in portuguese] sami: with your lyrics, with the devotos lyrics on your records, are they politically inclined? are they talking about the situation in the neighborhoods where you grew up? sami: is neigorhood heard thaused to kind ofough. younow? ad, uh, an--do ou think that music and bands can affect neighborhoods and bring consciousness to their situation and try to make people's lives better? sami: terveet kadet. man in backseat: he always played with the shirt of this finnish band. always. he had this shirt. it was black and became white. [speaking portuguese] sami: devotos seems to be like a diy band. do