Funk.Doc

With the arrival of American funk in the 60s, Rio de Janeiro is rocked by a new rhythm and funk finds its carioca identity and develops until it reaches mainstream media at the turn of the century - earning some detractors in the process.

Several artists try to answer what makes a funk party a magical place. Behind the magic, funk carries a history so rich and complex, that goes through a German band, the punk movement and African ancestry.

After being banned in clubs, funk parties take refuge in the carioca communities. Marginalization generates new songs. Acting as a scapegoat, funk is persecuted on the streets, in the courts and in the newspapers.

In what seems to be an expressively masculine environment, women prove that the feminine has a lot of strength, funk offers a space that not only entertains more and more people, but gives women a chance to fight against machismo.

From an MC who starved and now has a successful career to a boy who dreamed of directing videos and now has one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world, the fifth episode discusses São Paulo funk and how it changes realities.

Funk no longer belongs only to the favela, Rio de Janeiro or Brazil: it is a world heritage. Just as so many genres have outgrown their place of origin, funk is celebrated around the world by big names in international music.