Funk carioca

Funk carioca
Audio sample of a simple funk carioca beat
Other names
  • Favela funk
  • baile funk
  • funk
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsMid-1980s, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Typical instruments
Subgenres

Funk carioca (Brazilian Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɐ̃k(i) kɐɾiˈɔkɐ, - kaɾ-]), also known as favela funk, in other parts of the world as baile funk and Brazilian funk, or even simply funk, is a Brazilian hip hop-influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, taking influences from musical styles such as Miami bass and freestyle.[1][2]

In Brazil, "baile funk" refers not to the music, but to the actual parties or discotheques in which the music is played (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbajli], from baile, meaning "ball").[3] Although originated in Rio, "funk carioca" has become increasingly popular among working classes in other parts of Brazil. In the whole country, funk carioca is most often simply known as "funk", although it is very musically different from the American genre of funk music.[4][5] In fact, it still shows its urban Afrobeat influences.

  1. ^ Macia, Peter (May 6, 2005). "Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 7, 2008.
  2. ^ Frere-Jones, Sasha (July 25, 2005). "Brazilian Wax". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. OCLC 320541675. Archived from the original on November 12, 2014. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  3. ^ [1] Archived November 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Yúdice, George. "The Funkification of Rio". In Microphone Fiends, 193–220. London: Routledge, 1994.
  5. ^ Berrêdo, José Raphael (August 9, 2012). "Musical conta história de 4 décadas do funk no Brasil; relembre 40 hits" [Musical tells the story of 4 decades of funk in Brazil; remember 40 hits]. G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2023.