Botequim: tavern, pub
Calundu: For those with known different graphical variants: "Lundu", "Lundum", "Landu", "landum", "londu", "londum", "loudum. It is a dance of African origin, that of the slaves in Brazil in the late 18th and early 19 Century dance. Today we speak rather of "Lundu. Previously different distinguish between two types of Lundus: the "Lundum" which is a dramatically decrease-religious dance, and the "Lundu" which is an urban, solo song from Brazil.
Carioca: A word of Indian origin, meaning "those who live in the white houses." Thus the houses of the Portuguese were intended. Today it is the name for the inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro.
Casa-grande: Colony House, who lived in the patriarchal family at the time of colonialism.
Cidade: literally means "city". In the Samba different texts to the "city" of the slums as "morro", "favela" or "bairro".
Estado Novo: The regime of Getulio Vargas, which lasted from 1937 to 1945.
Gafieira: dance, from the black population of Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of the 20th Century dance. It was the imitation of the salon dances of the elite of the 1930s. 1960, this dance was first discovered by the students of the university and from the middle class.
Gíria: slang, slang.
IAIA: Title of the slaves, if you talked to the girls or young women of the mansion.
Malandra: The female version of "Malandro", a kind of rebel and "femme fatale".
Malandro: The main character in the sambas of the 1930s, one could compare it with the "Compadrito" of the tango.
Morena: dark-skinned woman.
Morro: Literally, "hill". Meaning of the favelas in Rio de Janeiro, located on the hills.
Prestamista: casual workers from the slums of Rio de Janeiro.
Sinha: Comes from the word "senhora". This is the address of the slaves when they are the ladies, wife or daughter of the mansion facing.
Zona Norte: An umbrella term for the inhabitants of the working class in the northern suburbs of Rio de Janeiro, such as to refer to Vila Isabel, Estacio de Sá and São Cristóvão.
Zona Sul: the beach side of Rio de Janeiro with the districts of Copacabana, Ipanema, Flamengo and Botafogo.
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