Her dance-heavy and sex-positive performance included a capoeira battle, risqué imagery, a celebration of favela funk and more. By Isabela Raygoza Associate Editor, Billboard Español Amid a ...

Brazil has long been a laboratory for sonic innovation, synthesizing the unique musical traditions of the country’s diverse population. At the cutting edge is baile funk, a sound that stems back ...

For those fortunate enough to have been at the Fillmore Miami Beach last night, one would have thought they were at a dancehall in Brazil partying with Latin-pop sensation Anitta. Thursday evening’s ...

Anitta's debut US performance at the Wiltern in Los Angeles was a sold-out success, eagerly awaited by fans. It was difficult to believe it was her inaugural performance in the US as the Brazilian ...

Anitta had never headlined her own concert in the States before Wednesday night’s sold-out show at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. Yet it was hard to believe it was her first time after witnessing the ...

Funk Carioca is dirty dancing at its dirtiest, and lyrics at the height of vulgarity. It can be heard throughout the favelas of Rio de Janeiro, all day and night long, from cars, houses, and bailes ...

Militaristic beats and an optimistic combination of baile funk and Balti club – this is the story of a burgeoning underground dance music subgenre that pays homage to Russian culture Mention "Soviet ...

“I'm so proud of myself,” Slim Soledad reveals when she stops by Mixmag HQ just hours before she’s set to join the usual Herrensauna crew at London club FOLD to celebrate the label’s 10th anniversary.

1 of 11 — Wellington Costa, 19, performs at the semifinals of a passinho competition in Rio de Janeiro on April 23. Passinho is a liberated dance form born in Rio's favelas, or shantytowns. 2 of 11 — ...