As women are subject to various forms of violence, including symbolic violence such as that carried out by means of musical letters. Discussing Gênero violence as one of the limits to freedom of expression is needed in a society that has strong roots in the patriarchate and in the country with one of the highest femicide rates in the world. The article discusses the need to establish criteria to define the praise for violence against women in letters exalting such conduct in order to avoid criminalisation of peripheral cultures. On the other hand, musical letters may also represent a form of marginal feminist resistance against the violence to which women are subjected in our society. By means of a literature review and a critical analysis of musical clips, the article analyses the letter of the music ‘Tapinha’ – leading case on the responsibility of producers and authors for advocating violence against women – and other parts of musicians that bring the same form of violence but did not reach the judiciary. As a counter-point, the music ‘Maria de Vila Matilde’ by Elza Soares appears as a representation of women’s empowerment through musical expression.