Meaning of carioca | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A sideways step in which one leg crosses over the other.
2. A native or inhabitant of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil
3. A river in Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil; in full, the Carioca River.

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“In the final phase, the athlete works in non-cleated shoes on starts, stops, jumps, rounded side-step cuts, and crossover cuts, advancing to hard 90° cuts, and running tighter and tighter figures-of-eight. Defensive backs run⟳ sideways and backward and perform⟳ carioca (crossover) steps.”

“These included the cocontraction maneuver (a shuffling maneuver around a semicircle while tethered to surgical tubing), a carioca (crossover stepping), and a shuttle run⟳ (an acceleration and deceleration test⟳).”

“Leg press⟳, squat, circle running, figure⟳ eights, single-leg hops, vertical jumps, lateral bounds, one-legged long jumps, and carioca (crossover walking) are some examples.”

“But, for someone looking at it objectively, the relationship is a deceptive one – because at the same time as cariocas can't be seen working (shut⟳ up as they are in offices, government institutions and commercial establishments), everyone can see⟳ cariocas not working.”

“Or he might go to Rio. Rio with its white sand. He knew a rhyme about Rio, its thieving cariocas who wore sparkling wedding dresses.”

“Even though cariocas are very professional they tend⟳ to be more laid back and easy going than business people from Sao Paulo. You can notice⟳ this as soon as you talk⟳ to a carioca.”

“Needless to say⟳, a true Carioca never makes mistakes when dealing with money.”

“I was impassioned about this because my Portuguese professor at Johns Hopkins was a Carioca, or native of Rio de Janeiro, and the first thing she told us in class was that she was going to make⟳ us all Cariocas.”

“Cariocas – as inhabitants of Rio are called – panicked, and the newspapers reported the deteriorating situation in the city.”

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