You asked for Brazilian phonk. Suno gave you drift phonk.

It is the most common complaint about this genre on Suno. You type "brazilian phonk", and the render comes back as Memphis drift phonk: a slow half-time groove, trap hi-hats, a pitched-down American rap sample and a cowbell ticking in the background. Or it goes the other way and you get a bright samba or a pop funk track with a sung chorus.

Both are predictable. The word phonk is attached, in almost everything the model has heard, to Memphis samples and drift videos. The word Brazilian is attached to samba, bossa nova and pop. Brazilian phonk is a small scene that sits between them, so a prompt that only names it gives Suno two big neighbours to choose from.

This guide covers what actually makes Brazilian phonk sound Brazilian, the words that hold Suno there, and three full templates of 1,000 characters each.

What makes Brazilian phonk Brazilian

Brazilian phonk came out of Brazilian funk, not out of Memphis rap. Producers from the funk scene took the phonk cowbell and distortion and put them on top of their own beat. Four features carry it:

The funk beat. A syncopated kick and snare pattern from Brazilian funk, the same family as the tamborzão. It is straight and bouncy, not half-time. This is the feature Suno most often drops.
A cowbell that plays the melody. In drift phonk the cowbell is often a groove element. In Brazilian phonk a pitched cowbell riff is usually the hook: short, repeated, in a minor key.
A distorted 808 that follows the kick. Loud, saturated and short, tied to the funk pattern, rather than a long sliding trap 808.
Portuguese vocal chops. Short MC shouts and chopped phrases in Brazilian Portuguese, repeated as rhythm. No American rap sample, no sung chorus.

Most tracks sit around 125 to 135 BPM. Faster edits made for short videos go up to about 150, and the slower, darker end overlaps with funk bruxaria.

Brazilian phonk vs. its neighbours, in one list

Drift phonk (Memphis): half-time groove, trap hi-hats, pitched Memphis rap samples, cowbell as a groove. Our phonk guide covers that side.
Funk automotivo and montagem: the same Brazilian beat, but the hook is a sampled loop or a synth, and there is no phonk cowbell. See the montagem guide.
Funk mandelão: heavier and more minimal, a one-note sub and a chant, with little melody at all.
Brazilian phonk: funk beat, pitched cowbell riff, distorted 808, Portuguese chops.

The practical rule: the beat decides whether it is Brazilian, and the cowbell decides whether it is phonk. You need both in the prompt.

The three failure modes and their fixes

1. The groove turns half-time

When the style line says phonk first, Suno reaches for the half-time drift groove, and the funk bounce disappears. Put Brazilian phonk and funk beat at the front of the style line, and describe the swing as a straight Brazilian funk bounce, not a phonk pocket.

2. The cowbell stops being a riff

A cowbell listed under percussion is treated as percussion: it ticks eighth notes. Put it in the melody field with notes and a length, for example pitched cowbell riff G4-D5, 2-bar loop. That tells Suno the cowbell is the tune.

3. An American rap sample appears

Memphis, drift and trap all pull in the American sample. Leave them out of the prompt entirely and ask for Portuguese vocal chops. The Exclude list at the end of this page removes what is left.

Three full templates

These three were written by hand for this guide, because GENPROMPT does not have a dedicated Brazilian phonk mode. The widget at the top of this page runs Funk Automotivo, the generator's mode that already mixes montagem with phonk, so its prompts are the closest starting point.

The templates follow the same 19-field structure the generator uses, and each one is exactly 1,000 characters long: the full size of Suno's style box, with nothing past the cut.

Template 1: classic Brazilian phonk, 130 BPM

The reference version: funk beat, a cowbell riff in G minor, a distorted 808 and short MC chops. Start here.

{"style":"Brazilian phonk, funk beat, cowbell riff, distorted 808 [130BPM G minor + funk carioca pattern + Portuguese chops + BR]",
"length":"2 minutes","bpm":130,"drop":"bar 1 beat 1","key":"G minor",
"kick":"punchy funk kick, syncopated Brazilian funk pattern",
"bass":"distorted 808 G1, short and saturated, follows the kick",
"melody":"pitched cowbell riff G4-D5, 2-bar loop, the main hook",
"vocals":"chopped male MC shouts, Brazilian Portuguese, rhythmic",
"percussion":"snare on the funk pattern + claps + open hat accents",
"swing":"straight Brazilian funk bounce, no half-time",
"structure":"no intro, beat bar 1, 8-bar loop",
"texture":"clipped master, loud cowbell, saturated low end",
"atmosphere":"night streets, car speakers, dark air",
"production":"sidechain on the 808, dry drum kit",
"era":"2022-2026 Brazilian phonk",
"dynamic":"constant drive, short cowbell-only breaks",
"mood":"aggressive dark hypnotic",
"negative":"no half-time groove, no trap hi-hats, no English rap sample"}

Template 2: fast edit, 150 BPM

The faster version made for short videos. The cowbell riff is shorter and higher, and the drop arrives in bar 2 so a clip starts on the hook.

{"style":"fast Brazilian phonk, funk beat, cowbell lead [150BPM A minor + sped-up funk pattern + Portuguese chops + BR]",
"length":"1 minute","bpm":150,"drop":"bar 2 beat 1","key":"A minor",
"kick":"tight funk kick, syncopated pattern, hard attack",
"bass":"distorted 808 A1, short hits locked to the kick",
"melody":"high pitched cowbell riff A4-E5, 1-bar loop, repeats",
"vocals":"chopped MC shouts in Brazilian Portuguese, pitched up",
"percussion":"funk snare pattern + claps + fast closed hats",
"swing":"straight Brazilian funk bounce, no half-time",
"structure":"no intro, hook bar 1, 4-bar loop, drop bar 2",
"texture":"bright cowbell, clipped drums, saturated 808",
"atmosphere":"direct short-video energy",
"production":"loud master, dry drums, sidechain on the 808",
"era":"2023-2026 fast Brazilian phonk edits",
"dynamic":"instant hook, no build, one mute before the last loop",
"mood":"aggressive energetic dark",
"negative":"no half-time groove, no trap hi-hats, no English rap sample"}

Template 3: dark and slow, 125 BPM

The slow, heavy end of the genre, with a lower cowbell riff and a reverb tail on the chops. Use it when you want menace rather than energy.

{"style":"dark Brazilian phonk, slow funk beat, low cowbell riff [125BPM D minor + funk carioca pattern + eerie Portuguese chops + BR]",
"length":"2:30 minutes","bpm":125,"drop":"bar 8 beat 1","key":"D minor",
"kick":"heavy funk kick, syncopated pattern, long boom",
"bass":"distorted 808 D1, saturated, slides down on bar 4",
"melody":"low pitched cowbell riff D4-A4, 2-bar loop, eerie",
"vocals":"whispered then shouted Portuguese chops, reverb tail",
"percussion":"funk snare pattern + metallic hits + sparse hats",
"swing":"straight Brazilian funk bounce, heavy and slow",
"structure":"8-bar cowbell intro, drop bar 8, 16-bar loop",
"texture":"dark low end, dusty cowbell, clipped kick",
"atmosphere":"an empty parking lot at night",
"production":"heavy low end, reverb only on the chops",
"era":"2022-2026 dark Brazilian phonk",
"dynamic":"slow build to the drop, then constant pressure",
"mood":"dark menacing hypnotic",
"negative":"no half-time groove, no trap hi-hats, no English rap sample"}

Changing a field without breaking the prompt

Each template already uses all 1,000 characters. To change something, replace a value with one of exactly the same length, never append. Two swaps for the vocals field of template 1, both 54 characters like the value they replace:

"vocals":"female MC chant, Brazilian Portuguese, call and answer"

"vocals":"chopped female chant, Brazilian Portuguese, pitched up"

After a swap, count the characters. Most editors show the selection length. The total should read exactly 1,000. If it reads anything else, the new value is not the length of the old one: fix that value until it matches. Never cut another field to make room, and never leave characters unused.

Negative words go in Exclude, not in the prompt

The negative field inside each template is short on purpose. If your Suno screen shows the Exclude field, paste this there:

Memphis rap sample, trap hi-hats, half-time groove, samba, bossa nova, sung pop chorus

Memphis and trap block the drift phonk collapse, samba and bossa nova block the other one, and the sung chorus keeps the vocals as chops. The negative prompts guide explains how Exclude differs from "no X" inside the style.

Quick checklist before you hit create

Does the style line start with Brazilian phonk and funk beat?
Is the cowbell in the melody field, with notes?
Is there exactly one tempo, between 125 and 150?
Are the vocals Portuguese chops, not an American rap sample?
Are Memphis rap and trap hi-hats in Exclude?
Is the prompt still exactly 1,000 characters after your edits? Use all 1,000 characters, not fewer.

If all six are yes and it still drifts, regenerate before rewriting. Two or three renders of the same prompt usually include one that lands.

Generate a starting point

The widget at the top of this page generates a fresh Funk Automotivo prompt with every click, free and without an account. Keep the Brazilian beat it gives you, move the cowbell into the melody field as a pitched riff, and make each change a swap of the same length, so the prompt still uses all 1,000 characters.

Brazilian Phonk Suno Prompts: Funk Beat and Cowbell Riff