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Brazil: Baile Funk

Posted 1 September 2005 21:31 GMT

Atari in Rio recounts ~~his~~ her first Baile Funk, a type of dance party in Rio de Janeiro's favelas.

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Written byDavid Sasaki

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atari in rio

hey david. thanks for your trackback, but i’m actually a woman. i also should have mentioned that the party was called “furacão” — also a well known funk collective in rio.

1 September 2005, 17:44 pm

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David Sasaki Contributor profile »

Thanks for the correction atari in rio. Sometimes I take the unwise risk of guessing gender when I’m not entirely sure. If only we had a genderless possesive like Portuguese and Spanish do. Look forward to reading more of your experiences in Brazil.

1 September 2005, 17:49 pm

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