carioca

     

Carioca (pronunciation (help·info)) is a Portuguese ajective or demonym word that refers to the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The original word "Kara'i oca" comes from the indigenous Amerindian language of the Tupi people, meaning "White Man's House".

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  • This term for a native of Rio may come from a Tupi Indian expression meaning "white man's house"
  • (Jimmy delivers the last clue behind a serving counter of a cafe.) I'm at the famous Café Confeitaria Colombo, where this word doesn't just mean a person who lives here in Rio, but a coffee drink with added hot water

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