bailes funk are the big parties hosted in favelasall across the country, which typically play carioca funk music - the word 'baile' translates as 'dance'.

the history and development of these festivities is rich, socially transformative and charged - they have become attractions for the wider carioca public, as well as visitors, hence improving interaction and dialogue between previously stratified social groups.

the genre is widely loved across the city, and sub-genres such as funk melody and pop are now particularly popular amongst many of rio's affluent youth, acting as a social bridge between the favelas and the formal city, or 'asphalt.'