Aurelia's Insula

The word Carioca is used to refer to someone who is born in Rio de Janeiro.

 

Oh, so that's what the word Carioca means! Thanks -- I never knew that! I always thought it was a type of dance, as in the brilliant dance number that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did in the movie Flying Down to Rio (1933):

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFBt929GtdU

 

Now I can understand how the dance got its name!

 

-- Nephele

Oh, so that's what the word Carioca means! Thanks -- I never knew that! I always thought it was a type of dance, as in the brilliant dance number that Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers did in the movie Flying Down to Rio (1933):

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFBt929GtdU

 

Now I can understand how the dance got its name!

 

-- Nephele

 

Lol, I must say, watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing was quite entertaining, not sure what they were trying to do though - it looked like they were dancing a sort of Spanish flamenco. Cariocas don't really dance like that, at least I don't although I can hold my own while dancing the samba. And what's with the musicians wearing the sombreros? I think Fred and Ginger must have flown to Mexico by mistake and thought it was Rio.

Lol, I must say, watching Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers dancing was quite entertaining, not sure what they were trying to do though - it looked like they were dancing a sort of Spanish flamenco. Cariocas don't really dance like that, at least I don't although I can hold my own while dancing the samba. And what's with the musicians wearing the sombreros? I think Fred and Ginger must have flown to Mexico by mistake and thought it was Rio.

 

The way Fred and Ginger stick their foreheads together throughout most of that dance (even twirling around with barely a break in the forehead action) leads me to re-name that: "The Conjoined Twin Dance."

 

-- Nephele

Nice cartoon, Aurelia !

 

One of the best. Thanks !

 

And can't have too much Ginga & Fred, can we ? This one is a bit silly though.

 

So here's my contribution : not Rio but Buenos Aires (well, it's broadly the same direction, seen from here, there's some dancing and it fits the period and ... any excuse is good enough to watch that clip ...)

 

Nice cartoon, Aurelia !

 

One of the best. Thanks !

 

And can't have too much Ginga & Fred, can we ? This one is a bit silly though.

 

So here's my contribution : not Rio but Buenos Aires (well, it's broadly the same direction, seen from here, there's some dancing and it fits the period and ... any excuse is good enough to watch that clip ...)

 

 

Thanks for the clip! I have always considered Rita Hayworth to be a MUCH better dancer than Ginger Rogers. I'm very much into dance, and I've got a collection of those old movies on DVD.

 

-- Nephele

I like Rita better too.

 

But hey, let's not forget Brazil's own Carmen Miranda!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7UgkjTKZks

 

EDIT: I like this clip as well

 

I like Rita better too.

 

But hey, let's not forget Brazil's own Carmen Miranda!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7UgkjTKZks

 

EDIT: I like this clip as well

 

 

Hahaha, I LOOOOOVE Carmen Miranda! She's the Latina Fanny Brice!

 

-- Nephele

So... time to come up with some gothic anagrams for the divas?

 

I'm a complete beginner but let me give it a try. I'll start with my countrywoman Carmen Miranda:

 

 

(I couldn't find any gothic versions of Carmen and am too lazy to use photoshop but she looks a bit vampire-like in this one, I think... )

 

Dame Carrma

Carmen Miranda - rn

 

Marrema Rancid

 

Anca Merrmaid

 

hehehe...

So... time to come up with some gothic anagrams for the divas?

 

Dame Carrma

Carmen Miranda - rn

 

Marrema Rancid

 

Anca Merrmaid

 

hehehe...

 

Oooo, very good! Here are a couple for you:

 

Merranda Manic

= Carmen Miranda

 

Tyrah O'Wraith

= Rita Hayworth

 

-- Nephele

And to finish off....

 

 

 

Ignorre G. Gores

Ginger Rogers

 

And to finish off....

 

Ignorre G. Gores

Ginger Rogers

 

 

Heh, you slipped an extra "o" into your angram there. But her name is a tough one.

 

I'll give Ginger a gothic anagram alias, using her original first name:

 

Ginevria Rigors

= Virginia Rogers

 

That was a great pic you found of her! Very dark!

 

-- Nephele

And to finish off....

 

Ignorre G. Gores

Ginger Rogers

 

 

Heh, you slipped an extra "o" into your angram there. But her name is a tough one.

 

I'll give Ginger a gothic anagram alias, using her original first name:

 

Ginevria Rigors

= Virginia Rogers

 

That was a great pic you found of her! Very dark!

 

-- Nephele

 

Oops! Hadn't noticed. Oh well, it was worth a try...

 

Yes, I like that pic too. She looks like a "femme fatale" in it. :-)

Tough one ? Ginga ?

Come on

 

Ginga in drag : (she was a bit of a dragoon anyway)

 

George Ringrs

 

Or even Gothic Ginga in drag :

 

George Grrins

 

Valete bene,

 

Formosus

Tough one ? Ginga ?

Come on

 

Ginga in drag : (she was a bit of a dragoon anyway)

 

George Ringrs

 

Or even Gothic Ginga in drag :

 

George Grrins

 

Valete bene,

 

Formosus

 

Poor Ginger, FV! I can see you are "slightly" biased towards Rita. :-)

 

Ha! I don't think G is a tough nut to crack. I quite like my anagram. It just needs a little adjustment, as Nephele pointed out:

 

Ignorre G. Gores

Ginger Rogers +o

Now, don't get me wrong, I like Ginger. Good looking, an excellent dancer and an excellent actress. But if my sources are correct, she wasn't the easiest one to get along with. It's not that I don't like strong minded women but I believe that she was a bit of a b... and that she treated Fred like sh.. . It's very hard to forgive her for that.

 

And for the rest, well, there's no comparison really. Rita easily makes my all-time top ten.

So, just an excuse to give you another Rita clip. This time with Fred, no less.

 

Now, don't get me wrong, I like Ginger. Good looking, an excellent dancer and an excellent actress. But if my sources are correct, she wasn't the easiest one to get along with. It's not that I don't like strong minded women but I believe that she was a bit of a b... and that she treated Fred like sh.. . It's very hard to forgive her for that.

 

Yes, Ginger did have a reputation. But if I'm not mistaken, so did Fred...