Seu Jorge

Personal context

Summary

Seu Jorge is a Brazilian actor and musician known for Cidade de Deus, The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, and Irmandade, as well as samba and songs that address Brazilian social life. In interviews, he has spoken repeatedly about racism, police violence against Black Brazilians, and the need for black representation, describing young black people in Brazilian peripheral neighborhoods as targets of violence. He has also called himself progressive and supported land reform and a shorter workweek, while saying he does not identify with a single ideological current.