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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.
Loud (stylized in all caps) is a Brazilian esports organization with teams competing in Free Fire, League of Legends and Valorant. Founded in 2019, LOUD is the esports organization with the largest number of followers on social media in Brazil and the second largest in the world. [ 1 ]
Used to express discomfort, surprise, dismay, or sympathy for someone else's pain. Until 2022, it was also the expression of a Roblox avatar when it dies or respawns. Thus the verb "to oof" can mean killing another player in a game or messing up something oneself. [107] [108] oomf Abbreviation for "One of My Followers". [109] opp
Peter Hershock, in discussing these terms in the context of performative utterances, points out the difference between telling someone that one is laughing out loud and actually laughing out loud: "The latter response is a straightforward action. The former is a self-reflexive representation of an action: I not only do something but also show ...
Brazilian hip hop has its origins in the Bailes Black (Black Parties) of the late 1970s where American funk and soul music was played. [1] These events, which tens of thousands of people attended regularly, had become an important forum for the expression of African-Brazilian identity during the absence of democracy; the military had assumed power in 1964 and would remain in power until 1985. [2]
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Música popular brasileira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmuzikɐ popuˈlaʁ bɾaziˈlejɾɐ], Popular Brazilian Music) or MPB is a trend in post-bossa nova urban popular music in Brazil that revisits typical Brazilian styles such as samba, samba-canção and baião and other Brazilian regional music, combining them with foreign influences, such as jazz and rock.
The passinho, a dance style created in the 2000s by kids in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas, was declared in March to be an “intangible cultural heritage” by legislators in the state of Rio ...