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- Despite achieving worldwide success with singers like Anitta and Ludmilla, funk continues to be heavily policed in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and its artists and producers have been constant victims of lawsuits, criminal investigations and even imprisonment.
djmag.com/longreads/baile-funk-criminalisation-brazils-funk-sceneBaile funk: the criminalisation of Brazil's funk scene - DJ Mag
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Oct 16, 2017 · People who believe funk is dangerous for the Brazilian society have recently taken action to officially “ban” this popular music style. Members of a popular Facebook group called “Funk is...
- Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
Sep 15, 2015 · The criminalization of baile funk is a pattern the Brazilian government has repeated with other Afro-Brazilian forms of art, such as samba and capoeira. With police shutting down shows and...
Apr 23, 2023 · Criminalisation of Brazil’s Vibrant Funk Scene. There’s no way to understand funk without seeking the roots of another Brazilian genre and culture. Samba emerged in the period immediately after the abolition of slavery in Brazil in 1888, and was strongly associated with the marginalised Black population.
Jul 5, 2014 · Finding forbidden funk in Brazil. The most explicit forbidden funk songs are hard to reach from outside the favela. But that doesn't mean they are not out available. Besides being on YouTube, some songs are tamed into “well-behaved versions” for mainstream audiences.
Jul 5, 2014 · Police and other Brazilian authorities say funk glorifies violence and is linked to drug trafficking. For years, they have vilified the genre.
Feb 5, 2020 · According to MC Leonardo, a prominent funkeiro (funk DJ), police repression and pressure from authorities have reduced the number of funk parties, citing criminal ties and public disturbance....
