maximo goes on to chart six decades of composition, divided into chapters that have the same titles as tracks on the cd, each accompanied by beautiful images of the city, passing through bars, clubs, beaches and mountains - sinfonia do rio de janeiro- 60 anos de história musical da cidade is available in select bookstores, or online via arlequim bookstore on this link.  

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 - iel examines funk carioca as one of the largest cultural manifestations of brazil and its  relation to the lifestyles and experiences of youth from rio de janeiro's favelas.