Born in favelas, Brazilian funk gets swank, goes global

Blending hip-hop and electronic music with Afro-Brazilian beats, funk emerged in the late 1990s in Rio, fueling massive, all-night parties in the favelas, or slums, before spreading to other Brazilian cities and beyond. Now, funk is having a moment. Beyonce sampled Brazilian funk legend O Mandrake for "Spaghettii," a track on "Cowboy Carter," the hit album she released last month. Anitta, the Rio-born sensation who has done more than anyone to take the genre global, has her own new album coming out Friday...