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Pyrotechnics at the Resistência Funk da Antiga show held in Brás de Pina, in Rio de Janeiro's North Zone, last month.

There’s an official funk song for the Olympics. But funk artists in Rio say they face persecution.

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The government in Rio de Janeiro commissioned an official funk carioca song for the Olympics, because the style is so popular in the city. But funk musicians in Rio say city authorities have been cracking down on them for years, raiding their parties and destroying their equipment.The government in Rio de Janeiro commissioned an official funk carioca song for the Olympics, because the style is so popular in the city. But funk musicians in Rio say city authorities have been cracking down on them for years, raiding their parties and destroying their equipment.

Cover art for The Brasileiro Treasure Box of Funk and Soul

Review: A tasty slice of ’70s Brazilian soul and funk

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Brazilian singer-songerwriter Moreno Veloso is out with his new album, Coisa Boa, his first in 13 years.

‘Like father, like son,’ is the case for the Velosos, Brazil’s beloved musicians

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Spain’s Carmen Cuesta, Da Cruz from Switzerland Take on Bossa Nova

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Global Hit – Beto Villares

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