USC Celebrates 10 Years of Culture, Art, and Resistance in Corumbá
A hip-hop collective from Corumbá is hosting a cultural event featuring workshops, battles, and community outreach activities on October 11 and 12
The USC—Unit Street Crew—a leading group in Corumbá’s hip-hop scene, celebrated a decade of activity in 2025, marked by art, resistance, and social transformation. To celebrate its 10-year journey, the collective held a cultural event on October 11 and 12, bringing together artists, young people, and communities from the outskirts around urban culture.
The event’s program was diverse and free, featuring dance workshops, rap battles, and breaking competitions—breaking having recently been recognized as an Olympic sport—as well as graffiti workshops and the creation of a collective art mural. In addition, there were discussion groups and educational workshops, providing a space for dialogue on youth, art, and social inclusion.
Since its founding, the collective has stood out for strengthening the cultural identity of outlying neighborhoods and promoting educational initiatives aimed at youth. The 10th-anniversary event reaffirms USC’s commitment to celebrating hip-hop culture and building a collective movement that transforms realities through art.
For Formiga (Anderson Silvio Russo Barbosa), one of the event’s organizers, the initiative arose in response to a lack of information and opportunities in the city. “The initial idea to organize this event in this way stemmed from the city’s lack of information. We see that there’s a lot of demand from MCs and dancers, but most people lack this knowledge. So we tried to offer workshops that would meet this demand and provide more information, to make people more aware of what hip-hop is, its different styles, and its elements,” he said.
Formiga also highlighted the importance of supporting local artists: “Whether we like it or not, every artist needs support. That’s why we decided to create an award ceremony among ourselves, which was one of the biggest ever offered by an independent movement in the city. Organizing a high-quality independent event is difficult, but we believe it was worth it to strengthen the local hip-hop culture.”
The State CComitê de Cultura, in support of educational initiatives, also promotes activities such as the event held by USC, a hip-hop crew active in various aspects of the movement across different regions of the state, reinforcing its commitment to urban culture and the development of young artists.