Carioca is an adjective in the Portuguese language that refers to people or things from (i.e., a demonym for) the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The word comes from the indigenous dialect of Tupi-Guarani, and means white man's home (home=oca, white man=cari). Portuguese ( ) is a Romance language, of the Indo-European family. ... A demonym or gentilic is a word that denotes the members of a people or the inhabitants of a place. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km² Population    - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1]  - Density 4,781/km²  - Metro 11,620,000 [2] Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Website: www. ... This article is in need of attention. ...

It is said that the first Europeans' (white men) dwellings in that area were placed along a limpid brook, which soon got the name Carioca (River) as well. Later, its waters would be (wrongfully) praised as bearing healing properties, in such an exaggerated way that it caused locals to be ironically nicknamed cariocas by people in other regions^{[citation needed]}. World map showing Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is one of the six inhabited continents of the Earth. ... The primary meaning of stream is a body of water, confined within a bed and banks and having a detectable current. ... Healing is the process whereby the cells in the body regenerate and repair to reduce the size of a damaged or necrotic area. ... // A nickname is a short, clever, cute, derogatory, or otherwise substitute name for a person or things real name (for example, Bob, Rob, Robby, Robbie, Robi, Bobby, Rab, Bert, Bertie, Butch, Bobbers, Bobert, Beto, Bobadito, and Robban (in Sweden), are all short for Robert). ...

In contrast, the demonym for the state of Rio de Janeiro is fluminense. Flag of Rio de Janeiro See other Brazilian States Capital Rio de Janeiro Largest City Rio de Janeiro Area 43,696. ...

See also

• Caipira
• Gaúcho