Rio de Janeiro's rich, oceanfront promenades have their own music, made immortal in bossa nova tunes such as "The Girl From Ipanema." Carioca funk, on the other hand, is the soundtrack to another city ...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — The air is moist and warm, filled with the odor of trash, cigarettes and car exhaust. At the top of the hill beyond the entrance to the Tabajaras slum, music blares from a ...
In this Feb. 3, 2012 photo, a woman dances during a funk "baile" in the Cantagalo slum in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Huge funk “bailes,” or parties, go on past dawn, packed with shirtless young men who ...
RIO DE JANEIRORIO DE JANEIRO — Rio de Janeiro’s rich, oceanfront promenades have their own music, made immortal in Bossa Nova tunes such as “The Girl from Ipanema.” Carioca funk, on the other hand, is ...
Funk carioca, also called baile funk, is a musical style that’s been around for more than 25 years, but in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, a new culture of funkeiros has emerged. These are people whose ...
Superstar DJ Fatboy Slim is bringing the sounds of Brazil's poorest slums to Britain. Rio funk is the music of choice for armed drug gangs and the impoverished youth of Brazil's shanty towns, known as ...
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