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Agronejo
Agronejo is a Brazilian sertanejo subgenre emerging around 2021 that celebrates agribusiness and rural life, fusing sertanejo with funk and electronic rhythms; by 2023 it was Brazil's most-listened genre.
Axé (music genre)
Axé music, also known as axé, is a carnival pop genre that emerged in Salvador, Bahia, in the 1980s, built for the trio elétrico sound trucks of Bahian Carnival.
Bruxaria
Bruxaria, Portuguese for "witchcraft", is a subgenre of São Paulo's funk mandelão that emerged in the late 2010s, defined by distorted bass, abrasive synths, and the tuin siren.
Feminejo
Feminejo is a subcategory of Brazilian sertanejo produced by and for women, named by the media, whose 2010s rise made it Brazil's most-listened genre in 2019.
Forró
Forró is a Northeastern Brazilian dance-music genre built on the accordion, zabumba, and triangle, popularized by Luiz Gonzaga and central to June festivals like Caruaru's São João.
Frevo
Frevo is the fast, brass-led carnival music of Recife, Pernambuco, performed mainly during Carnival by martial bands and fanfares, together with its accompanying solo dance, the passo, recognized by UNESCO in 2012.
Funk melody
Funk melody is a romantic, melodic subgenre of funk carioca, built on the US freestyle sound, that dominated Rio's radio and television charts through the 1990s.
Funk ostentação
Funk ostentação is a subgenre of baile funk that emerged in São Paulo in the late 2000s and peaked in 2014, celebrating luxury and brands over funk rhythms.
Funk paulista
Funk paulista is the São Paulo variant of baile funk, developed from Rio's funk carioca with strands like mandelão and bruxaria and a street-party culture in São Paulo's peripheries.
Pagode
Pagode is a samba subgenre that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1970s from backyard parties, led by Fundo de Quintal and commercially expanded by Raça Negra's romantic pagode in the 1990s.
Rap carioca
Rap carioca is the rap and funk scene of Rio de Janeiro, rooted in the Miami-bass baile funk dances of the 1980s and best known for the crime-themed proibidão subgenre.
Tropicália
Tropicália, also called Tropicalismo, was a Brazilian cultural movement of the late 1960s led by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, ended by military repression in 1968.