published in 2010, 'funk-se quem quiser:  no batidão negro da cidade carioca ('get down and funky' with the black rhythm of the carioca city), by adriana carvalho lopes of the instituto de estudos da linguagem, examines funk carioca in its  relation to the lifestyles and experiences of youth from rio de janeiro's favelas.

funk carioca is  one of the largest mass cultural manifestations of Brazil, directly related to lifestyles and experiences of youth in suburbs and favelas. it is understood as an intense process of appropriation, transformation, and nationalization  of rhythms of the African diaspora.

this book combines linguistic analysis and ethnographic interpretation. it shows how this musical practice proposes a new reading on the social cartography of the city of Rio de Janeiro. - funk-se quem quiser:  no batidão negro da cidade carioca is available via livraria travessa on this link.