Vigário Geral is a poor district of Rio. There, a group of friends is looking for things that ring with that certain sound. Everywhere they go, they are tapping and listening: wire fences, old tin cans, litter bins. Which sounds will work together? Down at the junkyard, there are loads of things lying about, waiting to have their sounds discovered. The friends collect paint tins, oil cans, old car hubcaps and plastic containers. They take all the scrap back to their yard. Everything's given a good wash to scrub away the dirt and rust. Maybe it does still look like a pile of junk, but that'll soon change.

Next day, the friends use aerosols to decorate the junk. Bright, contrasting colours in swirls and stripes transform the beaten-up scrap into gleaming musical instruments.

Everything, from the smallest tin lid to the biggest oil drum has its own tone and sound. When all the different beats are blended together, you get AfroLata. And it sounds great!