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I visited Rio once, and costinha comes across as the classic "carioca".
Home 2009
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I visited Rio once, and costinha comes across as the classic "carioca".
Home 2009
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I visited Rio once, and costinha comes across as the classic "carioca".
Home 2009
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Ms. Gilberto also was joined by her friend and fellow carioca a Rio resident, the rapper Marcelo D2, who matched her smooth, romantic lyrics with his rapid-fire staccato in a combustible finale.
Gilberto Updates the Family Recipe Robert P. Walzer 2011
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One reason for not including Rio was a desire to avoid the obvious, so I was very pleased with this twitter note from Cecilia Nobre (who IS carioca) – the key expression in brackets at the end (‘and without stereotypes, wow!’)
Ten reasons why I love Brazil (and no mention of football!*) « Ken Wilson's Blog 2010
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MIDI keybord tic tic tac joão brasil fruta fruit natural stop motion carioca wafer guettotech
do bem™ - Açaí Juice 100% fruit (Tic Tic Tac Wafer's Keyboard) on Vimeo 2010
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If you don't naturally know how to drive with the carioca flow, you're at high risk for an accident.
Chris McGowan: Carnaval in Rio: How to Have Fun and Not Get Mugged Chris McGowan 2010
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If you don't naturally know how to drive with the carioca flow, you're at high risk for an accident.
Chris McGowan: Carnaval in Rio: How to Have Fun and Not Get Mugged 2010
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However, if you take some simple precautions you can greatly reduce the odds of being mugged or getting mowed down by a carioca motorist, and feel almost as safe that's a big "almost" as you would in New York or Paris.
Chris McGowan: Carnaval in Rio: How to Have Fun and Not Get Mugged Chris McGowan 2010
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One carioca friend of mine said, "Whatever they can do wrong, they will."
Chris McGowan: Carnaval in Rio: How to Have Fun and Not Get Mugged Chris McGowan 2010
sionnach commented on the word carioca
Rio de Janeiro
March 10, 2007
brusselsprouts commented on the word carioca
Someone native to Rio
February 4, 2008