In Belém, aparelhagem party banners are now selling as fanny packs

On a shared stand at the 14th Feira de Artesanato do Círio in Belém, the fanny packs are the loudest thing on the table: saturated colour, oversized letters, no two alike. They belong to Aleson Ferreira, an artisan who runs the label O Ferreira, and they're made from aparelhagem banner material. The aparelhagem is the giant, lit-up sound system at the heart of tecnobrega parties in Pará, and the banners are the posters that announce those nights across the city.

Ferreira sells from a stand split with Copimar and Flomar, a cooperative and an association from Muaná, on Marajó island. According to the news portal DOL, the fanny packs go for R$ 115 and the tote bags for R$ 90.

The supply line stays close to home. Ferreira gets the banners from two of his uncles, who work in producing them, so the same family that makes the party posters now also feeds the bags.

He's already thinking past the fanny pack, with backpacks and bags for men and women on his mind. For now, the range is two pieces, each one carrying a fragment of a night out in Belém.

It's a small case, but it shows street material picking up a maker's name and a price tag.