funk carioca

Portuguese

Etymology

Compound of funk +‎ carioca.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ki ka.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/ [ˈfɐ̃.ki ka.ɾɪˈɔ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɐ̃.ki kaˈɾjɔ.kɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ki ka.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/ [ˈfɐ̃.ki ka.ɾɪˈɔ.kɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɐ̃.ki kaˈɾjɔ.kɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ke ka.ɾiˈɔ.ka/ [ˈfɐ̃.ke ka.ɾɪˈɔ.ka], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɐ̃.ke kaˈɾjɔ.ka/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfɐ̃.kɨ kɐˈɾjɔ.kɐ/

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).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Related terms

• funk ostentação
• funkeiro
• melody funk

 

Further reading

• funk carioca on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt