José "Zé" Carioca is a cartoon anthropomorphic parrot from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the Walt Disney Company. José was created in 1942 for the movie Saludos Amigos as a friend of Donald Duck, described by Time as "a dapper Brazilian parrot, who is as superior to Donald Duck as the Duck was to Mickey Mouse". He returned in the 1944 film The Three Caballeros along with Donald and a Mexican rooster named Panchito Pistoles.
The Campeonato Carioca, officially known as Campeonato Estadual do Rio de Janeiro, is the annual football championship of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was first held in 1906, and is these days organised by the Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, the state's football federation.
America Football Club, or America as it is usually called, is a Brazilian football club from Mesquita in Rio de Janeiro state, which was founded on September 18, 1904. The club competed in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A several times, winning the state championship seven times. The club's home stadium is the Estádio Giulite Coutinho, which has a capacity of 16,000. They play in red shirts, white shorts and red socks.
The Campeonato Carioca Série B1 football competition is the second level of the Rio de Janeiro State First Division, one of the Brazilian state championships. The competition is organized by the Rio de Janeiro State Football Federation. Usually, the champion of the division is promoted in the next year to the first division.
Funk carioca, favela funk, and in other parts in the world, baile funk, is a music genre from Rio de Janeiro, derived from Miami bass and gangsta rap music.
Boavista Sport Club, usually known simply as Boavista, is a Brazilian football team, from the Bacaxá district, city of Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro state. The club was formerly known as Esporte Clube Barreira.
Nyctonympha is a genus of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, containing the following species:
Wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics will be held in the Rio Olympic Arena, also known as the Arena Carioca, from 14 September to 18 September 2016. There is a single event, for which both genders are eligible, where 8 teams compete.
Carioca Arena 1 is an indoor stadium in Barra da Tijuca in the west zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The venue hosted basketball at the 2016 Summer Olympics as well as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby at the 2016 Summer Paralympics. As with a number of other venues in the Barra Olympic Park, Carioca Arena 1 was transformed after the games to become part of the Olympic Training Centre.
Nyctonympha andersoni is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1992. It is known from Bolivia and Colombia.
Nyctonympha genieri is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1992. It is known from Ecuador.
Nyctonympha howdenarum is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1992. It is known from Colombia.
Nyctonympha affinis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 2008.
Nyctonympha annulata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Per Olof Christopher Aurivillius in 1900. It is known from Panama and Venezuela.
Nyctonympha boyacana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 2008. It is known from Colombia.
Nyctonympha carcharias is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lameere in 1893, originally under the genus Hebestola. It is known from Venezuela.
Nyctonympha costipennis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Lameere in 1893. It is known from Venezuela.
Nyctonympha cribrata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Thomson in 1868. It is known from Colombia.
Nyctonympha punctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Martins and Galileo in 1989. It is known from Argentina.
The third division of the Campeonato Carioca, known as Campeonato Campeonato Carioca Série B2, is the third-highest professional football league in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro.
