carioca

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"I'm happy to help a carioca," I said, using the term that people from Rio de Janeiro use to describe themselves.

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  1. a lively ballroom dance that resembles the samba
  2. music composed for dancing the carioca
  3. a native or inhabitant of Rio de Janeiro

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  • "I'm happy to help a carioca," I said, using the term that people from Rio de Janeiro use to describe themselves. —  Kesher Talk
  • Sean needs to be with his father, not some smarmy carioca playboy using him to get back at the "Sreat Satan" —  Home
  • He's a typical carioca maladro. written by Captain Kirk, March 31, 2009 —  Home
  • That's typical carioca MALANDRO ... sorry about the typo. —  Home
  • I visited Rio once, and costinha comes across as the classic "carioca". —  Home
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