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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Funk singer arrested in investigation over gunfire and mention of faction in Carnival party in Santos

Funk singer Elias Quaresma Teodoro, known as MC Urubuzinho, was arrested following an investigation into gunfire at a Carnival event in Santos, Brazil, where he was seen alongside an armed individual and references were made to criminal factions.

Mar 16 • 23:21 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Family accuses police of killing builder with rifle shot during action at funk party in SP

The family of Francisco das Chagas Fontenele claims that the police killed him with a rifle shot during an operation at a funk party in São Paulo.

Mar 16 • 13:22 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

MC Urubuzinho published a photo moments before being arrested; video shows apartment

Brazilian funk singer MC Urubuzinho was arrested following a shooting incident at a carnival party in Santos, where video footage captured a chaotic scene of partygoers with weapons.

Mar 16 • 12:20 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
Crime & Justice

Mason going to work and young man at a funk party died in a shootout during police action in the South Zone

A 56-year-old mason and a 22-year-old young man were killed in a shootout during a police operation at a funk party in São Paulo's South Zone.

Mar 14 • 23:23 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Cosplayer Party Unites Manga and Funk Universe in Sao Paulo

A lively dance party in Sao Paulo, called Bailão Otaku, brings together fans of anime and funk, providing an alternative nightlife experience for adult cosplayers.

Mar 7 • 12:00 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

'I Might Not Even Give You Flowers': how DJ Japa NK, Mc Meno K, and DJ Davi DogDog made the most played summer hit in Brazil

The song 'Posso Até Não te Dar Flores' emerged as Brazil's top summer hit, dominating streaming charts since November 2025 due to its catchy blend of arrocha-funk and party vibes.

Mar 1 • 10:59 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Pedro Sampaio brings funk, pop, and electronic music to revelers in Ibirapuera this Sunday

DJ and producer Pedro Sampaio performed a blend of music genres for fans at Parc do Ibirapuera in São Paulo during a post-Carnival block party.

Feb 22 • 18:31 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Police are received with gunfire during operation in Morro São Bento after Carnival party

The Military Police in Brazil encountered gunfire while executing a drug trafficking operation in Morro São Bento, Santos, after a Carnival funk party.

Feb 20 • 15:44 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Papatinho continues the party with EP that brings funk to the streets featuring Anitta, Jason Derulo, Kevin O Chris, and L7nnon

Papatinho's new EP 'Baile do Papato vol 2' features collaborations with prominent artists and aims to blend contemporary Rio funk with global pop music.

Feb 13 • 22:20 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
Crime & Justice

Prosecutor requests that 12 policemen be tried for the death of 9 young people at a dance party in Paraisópolis

Six years after a police operation that left nine dead during a funk party in the Paraisópolis favela, the São Paulo Public Prosecutor's Office has requested that 12 military police officers be tried for their responsibility in the case.

Feb 2 • 17:14 UTC

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