The dossier brings together reflections and experiences on the struggles of 2013 in Brazil, focusing on artistic practices as tools of aesthetic-political action. Its goal is to present a more complex and diverse view of this period, going beyond the association with the rise of fascism in the country, aiming to tell other stories. The publication is divided into subthemes, addressing topics ranging from art-activist actions to gender dissidence practices and community aesthetics. This issue was produced by Prof. Dr. Ítala Isis et le Prof. Dr. Jorge Vasconcellos.