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Portuguese
Etymology
Compound of funk + carioca.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ki ka.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɐ̃.ki kaˈɾjɔ.kɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ki ka.ɾiˈɔ.kɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɐ̃.ki kaˈɾjɔ.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfɐ̃.ke ka.ɾiˈɔ.ka/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɐ̃.ke kaˈɾjɔ.ka/
Noun
funk carioca m (uncountable)
- (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)
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