carioca
Sign in to saveCarioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to residents of the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil and their culture.
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Carioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to residents of the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil and their culture.
Like other Brazilians, Cariocas speak Portuguese. The carioca accent and sociolect (also simply called "carioca", see below) are one of the most widely recognized in Brazil, in part because TV Globo, the most popular TV network in Brazil, is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Thus, many Brazilian TV programs, from news and documentary to entertainment (such as the telenovelas), feature carioca-acting and -speaking talent.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “carioca” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.