Budweiser turned bar coasters into vinyl records to support underground rappers in Brazil
The collectibles are being distributed at bars and concerts, and you don’t even need a turntable to play them

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We’ve seen bar coasters printed to look like vinyl records, but Budweiser Brazil has made some that actually play on your record player—part of a new campaign from Wieden+Kennedy to support the country’s burgeoning rap scene.
The vinyl coasters were handed out to concert goers at Lollapalooza in São Paulo this past weekend, and will be distributed in bars in São Paulo and Curitiba in the coming weeks. They feature music from nine MCs from Brazil’s rap scene: Aori, Kamau, Stefanie, Estudante, Monna Brutal & MCharles, Negra Rê, Akira and Zudizilla.
The records also have Spotify codes for those who don’t have a turntable. The tagline is, “The stage is yours to take.”
The project is a partnership between W+K’s São Paulo and New York offices. A rep at W+K São Paulo told Ad Age that they vinyls really do work as coasters—if you’re careful to place the beer in the middle and not scratch the grooves further out.
“Bud coasters are ubiquitous around the world and now they are taking on a new role, with new functionality,” said Felipe Ribeiro, chief creative officer at W+K São Paulo. “We are turning something seemingly insignificant into an important stage for underground artists.”
“Budweiser is the beer that supports music and the shared experience it provides to artists and the public,” added André Mota, a Budweiser Brazil executive. “We're turning a trivial item into a powerful spotlight as bright as Brazil’s new generation of rappers. That’s our mission here.”
Credits
- Date
- Mar 29, 2023
- Client :
- Budweiser
- Agency :
- Wieden & Kennedy
- Global CEO :
- Neal Arthur
- Global CCO :
- Karl Lieberman
- CCO :
- Felipe Ribeiro
- Creative Director :
- Rafael Melo
- Associate Creative Director :
- Alexandre Giampaoli
- Associate Creative Director :
- Humberto Cunha
- Copywriter :
- Gustavo Moraes
- Copywriter :
- Pedro Balle
- Art Director :
- Leandro Beraldo
- Art Director :
- Thiago Victoriano
- Head of Production :
- Patricia Gaglioni
- Head of Production :
- Nick Setounski
- Executive Producer :
- Dave Lambert
- Producer :
- Fernanda Segura
- Producer :
- Tábata Viana
- Producer :
- Leticia Hernandez
- Producer :
- Mariana Golpian
- Project Manager :
- Roberta Guzzardi
- Head of PR :
- Danúbia Paraizo
- Group Account Director :
- Brooke Stites
- Account Director :
- Courtney LeBlanc
- Management Supervisor :
- Bianca Nikic
- Account Supervisor :
- Cameron Carr
- Account Executive :
- Saporah Carter
- Media Comms :
- Zack Green
- Media Comms :
- Javaad Beg
- Business Affairs :
- Paul Fitzgerald
- Broadcast Traffic :
- Laura Guerra
- Film Production Company :
- Joint
- Director :
- DRVNK
- 1st Director Assistant :
- Fernanda Segura
- Scene Art Director :
- Tatiana Kordon
- Photography Director :
- André Tashiro
- Executive Producer :
- Patricia Gaglioni
- Executive Producer :
- Fernanda Segura
- Digital Producer :
- Mauricio Kazu
- 3D Illustration :
- Vinicius Lavor
- 3D Illustration :
- Marlos
- Editor :
- Rodrigo Aranha
- Editor :
- Pedro Silveira
- Editor :
- Gabriel Santana
- Vinyl Recording :
- Vinyl Lab
- Vinyl Printing :
- Fernando Forte
- VP Global Brands :
- Richard Oppy
- VP Global Marketing :
- Todd Allen
- Global Marketing Director :
- Lia Bertoni
- Global Marketing Director :
- José Oliveira
- Global Marketing Manager :
- Morgan Franklin
- Regional Marketing Manager :
- Giulia Damasco
- Director :
- Felipe Cerchiari
- Head of Marketing :
- Carolina Caracas
- Brand Strategy Manager :
- Andre Mota
- Culture Manager :
- Ludmila Kaminskas
- Execution Manager :
- Cibele Nunes
- Marketing Vice President :
- Daniel Wakswaser
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