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  www.ipanema.com RIO DE JANEIRO FOR BEGINNERS - PEOPLE: MEET THE CARIOCAS
You don't have to be born in Rio to be a Carioca.
A typical Carioca is born Catholic, but that does not stop them from keeping an image of the Buda with the back turned to the main door for good luck, or from being blessed by a Candomble priestess on New Year's celebration at Copacabana beach.
Cariocas were the most helpful people in everyday situations such as when a stranger asked for information, dropped a pen, or had problems crossing a street.
www.ipanema.com /rio/basics/e/people.htm   (754 words)

  
 CARIOCA CAPOEIRA
Capoeira Mestre Carioca, was born as Carlos da Silva Borge in Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1968.
In 1992 Carioca was involved in a program for street children with the Espiritossantense Institute of the Well-Being for Minors Organization (IESBEM) where the use of Capoeira as pedagogical, artistic, and cultural resource rescued many children from the hardships of streets in Vitoria, ES.
In 1996 Carioca taught capoeira at public schools and communities thru the state department of Culture in ES, Brazil.
www.cariocacapoeira.com /bio.html   (206 words)

  
 José Carioca - Don Markstein's Toonopedia
They did this partly to spread good will among our global neighbors, partly to bolster Walt's own store of good will (his studio was on strike at the time) and partly to gather material for future animated projects.
A Carioca, in Brazilian parlance, is a person who lives in Rio de Janeiro; and José, of course, is how they say "Joseph" in Latin America.
In fact, he became so popular in Brazil, in the early 1960s the publisher had local production artists erase Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse from proofs of American comics, and draw José Carioca in their place.
www.toonopedia.com /carioca.htm   (848 words)

  
 Tahia Carioca GoBellyDance.com
And her success has hit all the dancers of that generation aptly named ìthe Tahiya Carioca complex - by audiences in those days.
But Tahiya Carioca was helped by Sulieman Najib, who at that time was the manager of the Opera House, in Cairo.
Tahia Carioca became not only a dancer but was featured in many Arabic films.
www.gobellydance.com /TahiaCarioca.html   (526 words)

  
  www.ipanema.com RIO DE JANEIRO FOR BEGINNERS - PEOPLE: MEET THE CARIOCAS
You don't have to be born in Rio to be a Carioca.
A typical Carioca is born Catholic, but that does not stop them from keeping an image of the Buda with the back turned to the main door for good luck, or from being blessed by a Candomble priestess on New Year's celebration at Copacabana beach.
Cariocas were the most helpful people in everyday situations such as when a stranger asked for information, dropped a pen, or had problems crossing a street.
ipanema.com /rio/basics/e/people.htm   (754 words)

  
 Carioca
Carioca is a memory resident, file infecting virus.
The Carioca virus was submitted in November, 1990.
The first time a program infected with the Carioca virus is executed, the virus will install itself memory resident as a 1,280 byte low system memory TSR.
vil.nai.com /vil/content/v_245.htm   (1271 words)

  
 StreetSwing's Dance History Archives - Carioca Dance Page - Main1
Carioca is actually a Tupi Indian or Tupian term (kara'i oca), roughly meaning "white house," or "house of whites" of the Portuguese peoples of Rio.
The Carioca dance was a group dance with dancers holding hands (cordoes) and swaying to and fro to the Carioca or Samba music.
The Carioca (ballroom dance) was first heard by the masses through a song in the 1933 movie "Flying Down To Rio " with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
www.streetswing.com /histmain/z3caric1.htm   (346 words)

  
 Rules of Card Games: Carioca
The differences between Carioca and Central American Loba are described at the end of this page.
The main difference is that Carioca has seven rounds instead of six.
In Carioca jokers are valued at 50 points, aces are worth 20 and jacks, queens and kings are 10.
www.pagat.com /rummy/carioca.html   (1390 words)

  
 A Carioca?
My point is that being a Carioca is NOT dependent on if you were born in Rio de Janeiro.
Altough it may not be wrong to call someone a "carioca" when he is not native, it is not in use nowadays.
I know this has nothing to do with how the word Carioca is used in Brazil right now, but I ran a quick check on the word in the google search engine.
www.brazzil.com /messageboard/89.shtml   (1986 words)

  
 Who's who in Duckburg - José "Joe" Carioca
José Carioca was created during World War II as a part of an American campaign to gain goodwill in Latin America.
His last name, Carioca, is a Brazilian word used to describe a native of Rio de Janeiro.
Paul Murry drew his firsts comic strips and after the War he disappeared from the USA.He was reintroduced in Brazil, on the covers off "Pato Donald"during the 50's by Luis Destuet, that came from Argentina to teach the Brazilian drawers how to draw the Disney style.
duckman.pettho.com /characters/carioca.html   (396 words)

  
 Tahia Carioca - egyptian movie stars
Egyptian belly dancer Taheya Carioca (Ismaïlia,1915 - Caïro,1999) danced in most Arab states and won parts in several Egyptian films with famous Arab movie stars such as and singers-songwriters Mohamed Ahdelwahab and Farid Al Atrache.
She was named Carioca in connection to the Brazilian Samba dance, which she used to perform in her beginnings during the 1930's when she danced at Badia Massabni's casino.
Carioca's performances where usually between 20 to 25 minutes at most.
www.belly-dance.org /tahia-carioca.html   (494 words)

  
 NPR Music: The Sound of Brazil's Funk Carioca
NPR Music: The Sound of Brazil's Funk Carioca
All Things Considered, July 21, 2005 - Funk Carioca is the new sound of Brazil's shantytowns.
Chris Nickson reviews a new compilation of the music entitled Funk Carioca.
www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=4765058   (104 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Carioca: Music: Chico Buarque   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Now, after an eight-year gap (in which he completed another novel) this "carioca" (one who was born in Rio) is back with an intriguing batch of new songs, examining how his much-loved city lost out to Sao Paulo as Brazil's economic capital, and how Rio is now battling with drugs and crime.
The songs are lilting, thoughtful and conversational, using a mixture of sparse instrumentation and full orchestra, and with a dramatic, atmospheric mix of strings, electric guitar and voices on "Ode Aos Ratos".
Carioca is the most unusual album by Chico.
www.amazon.com /Carioca-Chico-Buarque/dp/B000FGFY8W   (796 words)

  
 Cabana Carioca|New York - Research New York Restaurants and read user reviews and information about Cabana Carioca and ...
For two star Brazilian, try Cabana Carioca in New York.
"cabana carioca has been a favorite in the theatre district for more than 30 years, and for good reason.
"this was our first experience with this cuisine and found cabana carioca a great place to start learning...
www.openlist.com /restaurants-view-cabana_carioca.htm   (281 words)

  
 Carioca Freitas
The guitar player Ronaldo Leite de Freitas - or simply called Carioca - was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1955.
Arranging, composing, producing soundtracks, recordings for studios and television soon characterized his work which started to be known in Europe, Australia, Africa, Asia as well as in South and Central America.
His first LP was followed by "Luar do Sertao", "Ciranda", "7 dias 7 instrumentos, Musica", "caRIOca", "Danças de Caboclo", "Beija Flor", "In Circle", "Meeting in the Forest" and "Danças Brasileiras".
www.cariocafreitas.com.br /engl/release   (305 words)

  
 José "Joe" Carioca
Aurora) appeared as José's girlfriend since the second Brazilian Zé Carioca story (first issue of ZC comic book), but she originated from the American newspaper comics (where she was not name), and was the daughter of a millionaire.
Carioca's personality in the cartoons was reminscent of typical comaradship of the native Brazilians.
José Carioca was notable as being featured in only the second ever original Disney tale "made for comicbooks" in "Walt Disney's Comics and Stories" #27 by Carl Buettner called "The Carnival King." (the first featured another "Three Caballeros" character named "The Flying Gauchito").
users.cwnet.com /xephyr/rich/dzone/hoozoo/joe.html   (2004 words)

  
 The Boeuf Chronicles | Carioca
His compositions, although extremely pianistic, often depicted the musical climate of serestas and choros, expressing through the piano the typical musicality of the guitar, the flute, the cavaquinho—characteristic choro instruments.
In reality, Nazareth was an essentially carioca composer for his brejeirice and malícia, a precursor of the maxixe.
Nazareth’s dedication to Olympio Nogueira in the piano score of “Carioca” reads: “Ao talentoso e inspirado artista Olympio Nogueira.” The actor, born in 1878, would die five years later at the age of 40.
daniellathompson.com /Texts/Le_Boeuf/boeuf.pt.12.htm   (598 words)

  
 Carioca Profile from the Omega Institute
Carioca is a professional musician, concert performer, and teacher whose music is well known in his native Brazil and in Europe.
Traditional Brazilian, contemporary jazz, and spirit songs are all part of his sound.
Carioca runs his own Samba schools in Brazil and Europe.
www.eomega.org /omega/faculty/viewProfile/b042c42a742c9a0a808565c30af86f2e   (121 words)

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