There is in Brazil a “culture of improvisation” that leads to finding solutions to the everyday problems based on the ability of reinvention and resignifying artifacts and techniques. By the practice called “Gambiarra” usually occurs reframing of the uses of industrial products, eventually in precarious situations, but often with a high degree of sophistication. The aim of this paper is to investigate what effect this cultural practice has to piracy concept in the country.

1. Gambiarra
CultureinBrazil
anditsImpact
onPiracy
h.d.mabuse
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6. gambiarra

7. gambiarra
from italian:
GAMBA, “leg” +
the
augmentative
suffix Basque -
ARRA.
Equipment that
illuminates the
legs of the actors
on stage.

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12. gambiarra
happens in
precarious
situations

13. match
everyday
needs with
local
solutions

14. re-purpoising
objects
tangible, code,
service...

15. back to
cables

16. TV

21. Rio piracy
reaches
1 million
subscribers

23. "Illegal internet
connection allows
the resident to get
out of "digital
divide".

24. UPPs
Pacifying Police Units

25. when the
gambiarra
becomes a
product is
gentrified

26. re-purpoising
everyday
objects changes
the way we
make moral
judgements
about piracy.

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