funk carioca

Portuguese

Noun

funk carioca m (uncountable)

  1. (music, Brazil) popular Brazilian street music genre similar to rap, inspired by Miami bass and originating in Rio de Janeiro favelas in the 1980s
    Synonym: funk
    • 2011, Alexandre Petillo, Curtindo rock brasileiro, Belas-Letras, →ISBN:
      Por isso, desde sempre, fizeram discos de metal, hip hop e até abriram portas para o funk carioca (lembra de Popozuda? É deles).
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