Alright friends, let’s bake a skate video cake. First, you’re going to add two cups of Title Fight. Next, five tablespoons of Portuguese hyjinx and a heaping spoonful of night time footage in Brazil. Finally, douse it in beer and throw it in a 4:3 aspect ratio pan.

Dropping the metaphor, we’re hyped to bring you this video and a conversation with Eduardo. We get into the nitty gritty about his non-traditional 4:3 crop on HD footage, compare Acai prices, and get the lowdown on this Brazilian crew. Aproveitar!

⁠⁠Did you know that New York skaters’ favorite meal besides pizza is an Açaí bowl?
Seriously?[laughs] I had no idea. Here in Brazil we eat too much açaí, mainly to skateboard. It seems to give you super powers. That’s really cool because it’s our culture coming through strongly in places we never imagined and it’s always good to have an açaí, I can’t do without it myself [laughs]so I’m happy to find it almost everywhere in the world.

What’s the cost of an average Açaí bowl in São Paulo?
For a good bowl of açaí with additional fruit or sweets you’ll pay an average of 25-30 reais, which is on average 5 US dollars. American dollars are worth a lot here.

How did this video come about?
It was a video that happened naturally. It wasn’t supposed to be a big video, but I was editing and putting some images together and it was giving me something cool and from there I just kept filming more and more.

Before this video was one I made more than a year ago called “MEDRO” which was a video bringing together some friends as well, and no this video has no reference to the other, the name of this video was due to the union of several skaters from totally different crews in Brazil in a single video.

From the spots, to the music, to the editing, your video feels like homie videos I have seen come out of the West Coast. What filmmakers do you take inspiration from?
From Brazil, Guilherme Guimarães and Leonardo Beazotto. Internationally, Ben Chadourne and Johnny Wilson. They’ve influenced me a lot, especially in the way I film, which is what I take as a reference from each of them. But it’s also worth mentioning how each one is unique and expressive when editing their videos, I really like that!

Any independent or unknown Brazilian bands we should know about?
Yes, there’s a band I really like called Lupe de Lupe, I hope I can use something of theirs in a future edit.

⁠What makes this video so unique is the the filming. What lens did you film this on?
I used a Panasonic HMC-150 camera and an Opteka 58Mm lens.

You made the Opteka look good. Why did you pick that set up?
I used that configuration because in my opinion it’s the most cost-effective here in Brazil. Everything that’s imported here is absurdly expensive. The tax here is a rip-off! I would prefer 16:9 using Century’s Xtreme lens, which in my opinion is the best configuration of all, but here the price of the lens alone is absurd.

I think you could pave your way as the 4:3 filmer of Brazil. Might be a unique path.
I wish, that would be dope! My main goal was always Xtreme, but for now I’m doing my best with what I’ve got.

⁠Is skating the famed Vale do Anhangabau like skating a skate park at this point or are people still innovating ways to skate that spot?
Vale do Anhangabaú is the best known skateboarding spot in Brazil without a doubt. It’s easy to get stuck there, so when I’m in São Paulo I like to explore other regions, which is how we found several of the spots in this video! But at the end of the day, when you don’t have an idea for a clip, it’s great to go there and see what comes up.

A lot of people go there just to have fun and a lot of people go to film and that’s what’s really cool because when you least expect it, a video comes out of someone skating something different. You have to look at the spot with different eyes.

Did y’all pay for that window you shattered?
We didn’t pay for the window, the establishment was closed on the day and we preferred to leave, but then other friends went to film there and one of them was with us on the day and the owner questioned them asking if they knew us. He said he spent about 700 reais to fix the window and our friends said they didn’t know anything but they got the guy’s number and passed it on to my friend who broke it.The noise of it breaking was like an explosion [laughs]!

Who’s the youngest skater in your crew we should pay attention to?
The youngest in the video is 18-year-old Davi Bortolotti, who closes the video with No Comply, and I think you should keep an eye on him, as we still have some things in store for him and a new video from his crew “TATENO” to come, which has a lot of bangers.

⁠Is Tiago [Lemos] still the most respected skater of Brazil?
Tiago is without a shadow of a doubt the biggest idol in skateboarding here in Brazil, for all generations. He’s the man. I’m not close to him, but I have some friends in common who always say that he is even crazier to watch skate in person.

⁠What message do you have to all the aspiring filmmakers out there to keep skateboarding alive through independent videos?
Always believe in your dreams and always do it for love! Don’t expect anything from anyone or any brand, because it’s this effort and spirit of real skateboarders that keeps the flame of original skateboarding burning. Also, make more videos with your friends and may we unite more against all this fake skateboarding that we see nowadays, which only serves to sell and generate money for someone who doesn’t know the least about our culture and only wants to use us!

Interview by: Greg Navarro
Intro: Ben Komins
Photos by: Eduardo Costa
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