Andrea....

IN case you didnt know what I meant by "Carioca" in my previous post above....

[Here is a bit of that Brazilian's definition of "Carioca":
According to linguists, the term Carioca, as locals call themselves, is not derived from the word Rio, as in carioca. It is actually a Tupi Indian term (kara'i oca), roughly meaning "white house", or "house of whites" (see history ). That's how they called the houses built by the Portuguese. For some reason, eventually the Portuguese started thinking of themselves as Cariocas.

You don't have to be born in Rio to be a Carioca. All you have to do is relax into the city lifestyle, and soon you will become one. There are some basics you should learn first, though, if you want to make friends with locals, that is... ]



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Donny

Well said.
Carioca is just a relaaax lifestyle.

Chico

Chico,


Yes, a lifestyle I wish I was living right now on Ipanema, or Flemenco beach...
eating some Brazilian BBQ and Sipping a few Caipirinhas !!!!

Donny,
I have started to study portuguese already and I am reading all I can about Brazil and Belo Horizonte in particular. I think that I will soon become a fan of Atletico Mineiro (local soccer team).
P.S.: Belo Horizonte lies at 850 m above sea level (about 2500 feet), so the climate is not too hot even in summer (unlike Rio, where temperatures in summer are around 35-40 C or 95-104 F).
Today's temperature in BH at 2 am: 19° C (66° F).

Caro amico,

Your soul is already Brazilian, but don't go playing "Arrivederci Roma" in bossa nova style.

Ciao,

Armando

[This message has been edited by SD_FAN (edited 03-19-2003).]

Armando, you have just given me an idea...