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Here is DJ Edgar with the latest release from Flamin Hotz Funkeiros e Progresso. Unfortunately I couldn’t meet up with Edgar directly due to his hectic schedule, but I did get to meet his lovely wife in Ipanema. Anyways, I just got an email stating that DJ Edgar is no longer acting as [...]

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Sadly I’m back in Philly, this cold weather is terrible. The coldest it was ever got was like 25 celsius. Ok, to warm up a bit here is video from Cabide DJ live with his Fire Sampler. He showed me these videos while I was at his studio at his house. [...]

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Man so this took me like a year to fucking make and put out and its so dope to finally see the progress of all my work come together. This is a teaser ep of eight cuts coming off the “Pancadão do Morro: O Funk do Flamin Hotz, Já É?” CD that I am putting [...]

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Garota do Ipanema aka The Girl from Ipanema as seen here with Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto.
Bom dia! So I’m heading out to Rio today for Carnaval. I so can’t wait. Flamin Hotz 10 just got expedited and arrived today, its Funkeiros e Progresso all fully contracted out, with royalties paid [...]

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So its motherfucking “Restaurant Week” and what does that mean? Multi Faceted Casi G gonna review a whole bunch of places I have never eaten at but will just reference my first impressions by standing outside and hating the shit out of some yuppies. Like for real I have been in Chicago for the past [...]

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This Wednesday after the funkiness of Hall & Oates, check out Fluid for an all baile funk (funk carioca) night at fluid featuring MC Gringo straight from Rio. Leblon cachaça is sponsoring the night and is offering free caipirinhas until midnite. No guest list and its only $5 all night.
Bonus track:

MC Serginho - [...]

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Ohh Bonde Do Role!
Early in the year the boys over at Mad Decent were busy working hard with Domino Records on penning a deal for these Curitiba natives. They dropped this little promo CDR of new tracks and some exclusive remixes. I think they were selling this on tour too but when [...]

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Diplo traveled to Rio yesterday and gives the following account
i was supposed to go near Mineira (rio zona sul) today and there was like 15 people murdered. this is after i travela out from Nj and all I hear about is korean dude killin like 32 kids….. i think we are all on self destruct [...]

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Another funk carioca video from Mr. Catra, this time for Adulterio featuring Isadora, Lorena, Lorrayne and Luisa.
Also, I found another blog entirely devoted to baile funk called Rio Baile Funk. Check out the rather long interview with Sany Pitbull.

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Mr Catra & DJ Edgar - Sem mistério (Prod. Pietro sargentell)
Mr. Catra is one of the best known MCs in funk music. Sem Misterio means “Without Mystery”.

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