Analyzing The Inspirations For The Funkeiros

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Heavy beats, sensuality, dance, and controversial lyrics are the inspirations for the funkeiros. The subculture did not start surfacing until the 1980s with the influence of funk music and Miami bass (a version of hip hop music); with the Brazilian twist, the music developed into Funk Carioca. In the last few years, the old funk that orignated from United States has derailed and became a new genre, the ‘funk putaria’ (fornication or prostitution funk), characterized by its lyrics that speak almost exclusively about sex. Women are often described as “putas”, prostitute, “cachorros”, dogs, or “popozudas”, big butts (Vanhee, 2014). The music is heavily supported by people in big cities, usually teenagers, of a lower economic status. The lyrics