And of course they have Cazals, iconic eyewear that is proudly displayed along with other time-warping oddities like a purposefully horrific hockey mask pendant, a homage to both Jason from the movie Friday the 13th and Ghostface Killah from hip hop collective Wu-Tang Clan, depending on which decade you are trying to transport back to.

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"Criolo is probably the best example of how Brazilians have forged in the last decade or so their own musical language for hip-hop beyond merely rapping in Portuguese, " said Christopher Dunn, associate professor of Brazilian studies at Tulane University, who co-edited a book on the country's popular music.

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