Carioca+Culture

= = =** Useful Words/Expressions for Rio: ** =

Tudo bem? ... How are you? What’s up? (In almost all situations it is appropriate to start a conversation with this expression) Tudo bem! (When someone asks you “tudo bem?,” you should respond with this phrase.) Legal ... Cool Cade? ... Where is it? Não falo portugues. ... I don’t speak Portuguese. Não entendo ... I don’t understand. Não ... No Sim ... Yes Sou dos Estados Unidos ... I’m from the US. Obrigada/o ... Thank you (If you are a guy, always use “obrigado.” If you’re a girl, “obrigada.” Por favor ... Please Quero_ ... I want_ __Gosto ___ ... I like ___ <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A conta … the bill/check <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Boate ... club <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Coitado ... poor thing <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Saude! ... cheers! (Alternatively, it means health.) <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tudo certo? ... Everything okay? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Fica a vontade ... Make yourself at home. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A casa é sua ... Make yourself at home (also). <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Carioca … a person from Rio ==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Gestures ** == media type="youtube" key="2Em-YX8LV8A?version=3" height="390" width="640"

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cariocas can be very expressive and use unique gestures to convey their message. These are a few of the common gestures that you may see (be sure to check out the video!):
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Meaning ** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">How to Make the Gesture ** || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">When You Might See It Used ** ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cheio … full || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Palm up, touch thumb to four fingers || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">We can’t get in because the club is full. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A Conta … bring the check || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Move hand like you are signing a paper || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Waiter, please bring the check we are ready to leave. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Tudo bom (It’s all good) tudo mal (things are bad) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Thumbs up/ thumbs down || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Passing an acquaintance on the street. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Ladrao (thief/look out for thieves) || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Palm down, move hand in a circle from left to right while making a fist. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Watch that guy over there, I think he’s a thief! ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Olha! … Pay attention || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Put your finger below your eye. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Look out for pick-pockets. ||
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I don’t care/ It doesn’t matter || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Smack hands back and forth. || <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">I don’t care what he says! ||

==<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">**<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Cultural Customs ** == <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Greetings: // The most common way to greet someone new (even at the first introduction) is to say “Tudo bem? Or “Prazer” (It’s a pleasure) and give one kiss on each cheek. This may vary if the introduction is between two men or two women or if you are in a professional situation, so take your cues from the person you are meeting or the person introducing you. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Pets: // Cariocas love their pets. Dogs (with and without leashes) abound on the streets of Ipanema. Most owners/dog walkers clean up after their pets, but watch out for the xi-xi (pee) on the sidewalks. Since people here treat pets more like their own children, you’re host family may have a dog walker or a dog groomer that comes to the house frequently.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Household help: // Many cariocas have household help that either visits several times a week or even live with the family. Often, maids will do the laundry, cook and clean up around the house. Almost every building has a doorman and someone who sweeps the sidewalk in front of the building. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">//<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Beach life: //Cariocas spend a lot of time on or near the beach. If you are a very active person, there are places for volleyball and soccer, as well as small gyms set up for chin-ups and stretching. A bike path for joggers, cyclists, skate boarders and roller bladers runs along the beach and lakes in Rio. But the beach can be relaxing as well. Small juice stands and street food vendors line the beaches. People selling beach chairs and kangas (Rio’s version of a beach towel for women) are also plentiful. Everything you need for a fun day at the beach will be available to you!