Funk Carioca — known internationally as Brazilian Funk or baile funk — is the sound of Rio de Janeiro's favelas, and over the last few years it has become one of the most influential rhythms in global club music. This collection brings together free Brazilian Funk beats from independent producers for MCs, singers and producers who want that raw, relentless energy. Stream every track in your browser and find the beat that moves. The genre grew out of Miami bass and freestyle records played at Rio parties in the late 1980s and 1990s, then became something entirely Brazilian. Its signature is the tamborzão, a syncopated drum pattern built from heavy kicks, sharp snares and atabaque-style percussion, traditionally around 130 BPM. Arrangements are sparse and aggressive: a drum loop, a bass hit or sub, a vocal chop or siren, and a great deal of space. The vocal — usually an MC rather than a singer — carries the record with chant-style hooks and rapid, rhythmic verses. Brazilian Funk keeps mutating. Funk automotivo and mandelão from São Paulo run faster, often around 150 BPM, with distorted bass, ping-pong panning and hypnotic, almost industrial minimalism. Funk MTG edits flip pop and rap acapellas into funk grooves. Melodic and pop-leaning funk has produced mainstream hits, and the crossover with Phonk has carried the tamborzão rhythm to audiences who had never heard the originals. The instrumentals here cover the classic Rio sound and the modern variants. When choosing a beat, focus on the drums and the low end. The tamborzão pattern needs to feel loose and physical, not quantised into stiffness, and the bass or sub needs to hit hard without smearing on a big system. Check the tempo — 130 and 150 BPM demand very different vocal approaches — and listen for the drops and breaks where the beat cuts out for a chant or a call-and-response. Whether you're an MC making a party record, a singer working on a melodic funk track, or a producer exploring the crossover with Phonk and club music, the beats here are ready to audition. If you produce Brazilian Funk, upload your instrumentals to BeatsToRapOn and reach the artists and listeners in the BTR community.