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Sep 22, 2020 · In the early hours of Sunday 1st December 2019, militarised police broke up a Brazilian funk street party called Baile da DZ7 in the São Paulo favela of Paraisópolis. The party-goers were kettled into narrow alleys and, while trapped, the police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd, which led to a trampling amidst the chaos.
Oct 16, 2017 · Danilo Cymrot, a doctor in criminology at the University of Sao Paulo (USP) explained in an interview with the BBC that he does not view the attempts to criminalise funk music as “arbitrary”....
- Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
Dec 8, 2019 · Militarized law enforcement broke up a Brazilian funk music street party—a gathering typically known as a baile funk—using tear gas and rubber bullets to kettle the party-goers into the favela’s tight, serpentine alleys.
Sep 15, 2015 · Just two years ago, 20-year-old MC Daleste, a funk sensation from São Paulo, was killed on stage. The perpetrators still haven’t been found, but many attribute the homicide to the police.
Feb 5, 2020 · In its place, hubs like São Paulo, Belo Horizonte, and Porto Alegre have established themselves as new centers for funk artists, despite some of the same hazards. Still, due to the war on funk, even the most epic parties are in danger of ceasing to exist — much like what happened to Baile da Gaiola.
- Raphael Tsavkko Garcia
Feb 5, 2020 · Funk carioca has exploded worldwide thanks to superstars like Anitta and cosigners like Diplo - yet, in the poor communities of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo where it was born, it continues to be...
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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.
