The Sound of Brazil's Funk Carioca

By Chris Nickson

Published July 20, 2005 at 6:00 PM HST

Funk Carioca is the new sound of Brazil's shantytowns. It features old-school hip-hop beats and rapping in Portuguese. Chris Nickson reviews a new compilation of the music entitled Funk Carioca.

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