Brazil loves to dance, and it’s only natural that their representatives at the World Cup would dance as well. Richarlison’s signature Dança do Pombo, Paqueta’s fancy footwork, and Vinicius’ hip shakes ...

Funk Carioca is dirty dancing at its dirtiest, and lyrics at the height of vulgarity. It can be heard throughout the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, all day and night long, from cars, houses, and bailes ...

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It was goodbye for one of soccer's most adored national teams. Brazil, five-time World Cup winners, lost to Croatia in the quarterfinals on Friday. Despite the disappointment, the "Joga Bonito" team ...

Anitta is going back to her roots on her next album. In an interview with Billboard that was posted yesterday (January 3), the Brazilian superstar revealed that she was working on a funk carioca LP ...

Anitta‘s Funk Generation: A Favela Love Story tops this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 18) on Billboard, choosing the carioca funk trilogy as their favorite ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

A couple of days ago a reader disputed my claim that Tetine was behind the curve, gently calling me a “clueless American crit.” Because the duo hosts a radio show on England’s Resonance station called ...

A popular but controversial form of raucous dance music from Rio de Janeiro's slums, partly banned during the recent World Cup soccer tournament, is coming to New York this week as part of a Brazilian ...