Os Heróis Indianos Romanos Africanos SMUP concert report
On February 22, Os Heróis Indianos Romanos Africanos - the band sparked by our ongoing project in collaboration with Associação NÓS, an NGO from Barreiro dedicated to promoting social inclusion for so-called ‘disabled’ individuals or those in vulnerable situations - played their first show north of the Tagus River at SMUP, a venue with more than 100 years of activity in Parede, neighboring Lisbon.
This show is part of a persistent effort to showcase this type of inclusive activity and awareness outreach to a broader audience, and to question and challenge narratives of incapacity and inability. Photographer Francis de Assis took portraits of the band members right before and after their performance, featured below:
Os Heróis Indianos Romanos Africanos are: Acácio Fernandes, Alan Courtis, Ana Patrícia Miguel, André Neves, Bá Alvares, Cláudia Maria, Daniel Simões, Flávio Lourenço, Humberto Fortes, José Boga, Leonardo Bindilatti, Maria Helena, Maria Inês, Mário Penas, Matilde, Paulo Graça, Paulo Silva, Renildo da Mata, Francisco Ricardo Marreiros, Samuel Encarnação, Sandro Ralho, Tânia Santos, Rita S, Valdir Gloria
By order of appearance: Paulo, Flávio, Alan, André, Leo, Samuel, Cláudia