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  2. Favela - Wikipedia

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    Recently, funk carioca, a type of music popularized in the favelas has also become popular in other parts of the world. [30] This type of music often features samples from other songs. Popular funk artists include MC Naldo and Buchecha [30] Bailes funk are forms of dance parties that play this type of funk music and were popularized in favelas ...

  3. Proibidão - Wikipedia

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    The drug gangs sponsored DJs and baile funks in the favelas they controlled to spread respect and love for their gang as well as hate to the other gangs. The music that resulted is proibidão. Proibidão is characterized as a raw mix of live funk vocals and Miami bass structures. The explicit lyrics typically promote the gang the MC is ...

  4. Armed conflict for control of the favelas - Wikipedia

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    Organized crime is intrinsically intertwined with Greater Rio de Janeiro's history, growing with the development of the cities zones and their favelas.Rio de Janeiro is unique in that it has some of its wealthiest, tourist-driven communities located nearby neighborhoods that face high proportions of violence and criminal presence.

  5. The ‘most dangerous’ Christmas song you should never listen ...

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    The fearsome festive news comes courtesy of a study from the South China University Of Technology (SCUT), where researchers found songs with a BPM greater than 120 guilty of encouraging dangerous ...

  6. Funk carioca - Wikipedia

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    Funk carioca (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɐ̃k(i) kɐɾiˈɔkɐ,-kaɾ-]), also known as favela funk, in other parts of the world as baile funk and Brazilian funk, or even simply funk, is a Brazilian hip hop-influenced music genre from Rio de Janeiro, taking influences from musical styles such as Miami bass and freestyle.

  7. Peligrosa (FloyyMenor song) - Wikipedia

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    "Peligrosa" (transl. "Dangerous") is a song by Chilean rapper FloyyMenor. It was released by UnitedMasters on July 13, 2024, as the fifth single from FloyyMenor's debut EP El Comienzo (2024). [ 1 ] The song was written and produced by FloyyMenor himself.

  8. How organizers are harnessing solar energy to help Rio de ...

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    Next City looks into how a solar panel installation at a community center aims to be a model for Brazil's neglected favelas to take energy into their own hands.

  9. Rocinha - Wikipedia

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    In recent years, due to its relative safety in comparison to other favelas, Rocinha has developed tourism-oriented activities such as hostels, nightclubs and guided tours. In September 2017, between 150 and 601 tourists were estimated to visit the slum per day, despite foreign governments' and the Rio police's safety warnings recommending ...