The history of the city of Rio de Janeiro is marked by inequalities, where socially disadvantaged segments are exposed to social injustice. Thus, this research aims to interpret the city of Rio de Janeiro from the perspective of the favela, through the lyrical self present in the lyrics of funk carioca songs. In order to understand how funkeiros interpret, experience and claim the city of Rio, it was necessary: to understand the relationship they establish with the favela and analyze its importance for this social group; verify which are the conflicts presentin the lyrics of the songs and study their impacts; and explore what would be the best future scenario in relation to funkeiros claims to the city. For this, a qualitative research was carried out, which is attributed to the reading of human relations with space. The Content Analysis methodology was used, in addition to bibliographical, hemerographic and documentary research. To capture the understanding of the relationship between the city and the funk artists, as well as important elements of the relationship between funk, the favela and the city, the songs of three MCs from Rio de Janeiro were analyzed: Cabelinho, Tikão and Poze do Rodo. The choice of MCs took into account some criteria, such as being pioneers in trapfunk.