Cachimbo da Paz (part. Lulu Santos)

Gabriel O Pensador, a Brazilian rapper known for his socially conscious lyrics, delivers a satirical take on crime, politics, and drug policy in his song 'Cachimbo da Paz (feat. Lulu Santos)'. The song tells a story of a fictional president who, overwhelmed by the violence in the city, retreats to the Pantanal where he meets an indigenous man smoking a 'peace pipe'. The president, influenced by the pipe's apparent tranquility-inducing properties, appoints the indigenous man as the Minister of Justice.

Upon his return to the city, the new minister attempts to spread peace through the cachimbo da paz, but faces the harsh realities of urban crime and the complexities of drug legislation. The song critiques the government's ineffective approaches to violence and the hypocrisy surrounding drug laws. The indigenous man's cachimbo, a metaphor for marijuana, is initially embraced but ultimately banned, highlighting the contradictions in societal attitudes towards different substances and the criminal justice system.

The repeated chorus about the maresia, or sea breeze, juxtaposed with the refrain to 'put out the smoke from the revolver and the pistol' and 'send the smoke from the pipe to your head', serves as a call for peace and a critique of violence. Gabriel O Pensador uses the character of the indigenous man to symbolize innocence and a natural way of life, contrasting it with the corruption and violence of modern society. The song ends on a somber note, with the indigenous man's death in prison, underscoring the failure of society to embrace true peace and justice.