{"id":88943,"date":"2022-11-30T19:15:13","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T19:15:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/?p=88943"},"modified":"2026-01-12T01:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T01:35:56","slug":"carioca-funk-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"Carioca Funk in Brazil: History, Artists &amp; Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Funk is an American music genre that became popular in the USA in the \u201960s, especially for the work of artists like James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, and Stevie Wonder. Ok, but how is Carioca funk related to those guys? Well, the Carioca funk we know nowadays has nothing to do with the work of these people. With the fast beat and sexual content, Carioca funk became popular in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro before getting to the whole country of Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But indeed the history of Carioca funk has ties with American funk and black music. Let\u2019s check!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#History_of_Carioca_Funk_in_Brazil\" >History of Carioca Funk in Brazil<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Other_Types_of_Brazilian_Funk\" >Other Types of Brazilian Funk<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Funk_from_Sao_Paulo\" >Funk from S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Brega_funk\" >Brega funk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Funk_Melody\" >Funk Melody<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Pagofunk\" >Pagofunk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Proibidao\" >Proibid\u00e3o<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Notable_Artists_in_Carioca_Funk\" >Notable Artists in Carioca Funk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Notable_Carioca_Funk_Songs_Through_the_Years\" >Notable Carioca Funk Songs Through the Years<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/carioca-funk-brazil\/#Top_Hits_in_2022\" >Top Hits in 2022<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"History_of_Carioca_Funk_in_Brazil\"><\/span>History of Carioca Funk in Brazil<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Funk music got to Brazil in the late \u201970s along with Brazilian singers Tim Maia and Tony Tornado. They included Brazilian rhythm in their black music songs, captivating the local audience. Back then, Canec\u00e3o, a famous concert hall in Rio de Janeiro, would host traditional funk nights called \u201cBaile da Pesada\u201d. When those parties ended, the producers started to promote similar black music parties in different parts of the city. They would play more than funk music, but the term \u201cBaile Funk\u201d stuck with the partygoers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, Brazilian DJs were playing soul, shaft, and funk music at parties in the favelas. In the \u201980s, DJ Marlboro brought the Miami Bass genre to Rio, where it became super popular. That is when Carioca funk started to look\/sound like what it is today. In the late \u201980s\/early \u201990s, those DJs would mix rap and hip-hop with repetitive beats. The lyrics used to talk about life in the favelas, violence, police brutality, and civil rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 21st century, Carioca funk brought sexual content to their songs, using simpler phases and repetitive words. And in the 2010s, funk artists started to include a more pop feel to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, you cannot talk about Carioca Funk without mentioning the dances and parties, known as Baile Funk or Baile de Favela. This is where people go to have fun, dance the night away, twerking, shaking, and having the best time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check three different types of Carioca funk music below, representing different eras of the genre in Rio de Janeiro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>https:\/\/youtube.com\/watch?v=7pD8k2zaLqk%26nbsp%3Bhttps%3A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Other_Types_of_Brazilian_Funk\"><\/span>Other Types of Brazilian Funk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Funk_from_Sao_Paulo\"><\/span>Funk from S\u00e3o Paulo<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The funk music from S\u00e3o Paulo is different from the one popular in Rio de Janeiro. Funk music became popular in S\u00e3o Paulo around 2008 through what they call \u201cFunk Ostenta\u00e7\u00e3o\u201d, with lyrics talking about luxury items, cars, money, and women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"MC Guime - Plaque de 100 (Clipe Oficial - HD) - (Prod. DJ Wilton)\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gyXkaO0DxB8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Brega_funk\"><\/span>Brega funk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brega funk is a mix of Carioca funk and Brega, a popular genre in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CSuC--RncD7\/\">Recife, Pernambuco<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"MC Loma e as G\u00eameas Lacra\u00e7\u00e3o - Envolvimento (KondZilla)\" width=\"1290\" height=\"726\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lgJOJAmXlBw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Funk_Melody\"><\/span>Funk Melody<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Funk melody is a subgenre of Carioca funk music in Brazil, popular in the early \u201990s. It brings a more romantic subject matter to the lyrics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Claudinho e Buchecha - NOSSO SONHO - Furac\u00e3o 2000\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6SQ_ZbjTnbg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Pagofunk\"><\/span>Pagofunk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A mix of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/caminhoslanguages.com\/blog\/samba-in-brazil\/\">pagode<\/a>&nbsp;and carioca funk music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Sente a Pegada - Mc Leozinho (Professor Jefin)\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OPzSixd0z_E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Proibidao\"><\/span>Proibid\u00e3o<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The lyrics in this type of music usually have plenty of bad works and explicit sexual content, in addition to glorifying and praising the drug cartels and the use of illegal drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Mc Colibri - Vida do Crime N\u00e3o \u00c9 Brincadeira e Vai Explodir No Ar (Proibid\u00e3o Antigo - TCP)\" width=\"1290\" height=\"968\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0FGNG71_XW0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notable_Artists_in_Carioca_Funk\"><\/span>Notable Artists in Carioca Funk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dennis DJ<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anitta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ludmilla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mc Marcinho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mc Catra<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cidinho e Doca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Claudinho e Buchecha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bonde do Tigr\u00e3o<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Valeska Popozuda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tati Quebra Barraco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>DJ Marlboro<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Notable_Carioca_Funk_Songs_Through_the_Years\"><\/span>Notable Carioca Funk Songs Through the Years<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Feira de Acari by Mc Batata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rap do Silva by Bob Rum<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rap da Felicidade by Cidinho e Doca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Som de Preto by Amilcka e Chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Desce Glamurosa by Ver\u00f4nica Costa<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Boladona by Tati Quebra Barraco<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>O Baile Todo by Bonde do Tigr\u00e3o<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Glamurosa by Mc Marcinho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atoladinha by Bola de Fogo e As Foguentas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dan\u00e7a do Cr\u00e9u by Mc Cr\u00e9u<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Malha Funk by Bonde do Vinho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Late Que Eu T\u00f4 Passando by Gaiola das Popozudas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Se Ela Dan\u00e7a Eu Dan\u00e7o by Mc Leozinho<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eu T\u00f4 Tranquil\u00e3o by Mc Sap\u00e3o<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Quero Te Encontrar by Claudinho e Buchecha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eu Vou Ficar by Mc Anitta<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Fala Mal de Mim by Mc Beyonce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Top_Hits_in_2022\"><\/span>Top Hits in 2022<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Dan\u00e7arina by Pedro Sampaio ft. 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