Rafael Carioca (born 1989), Rafael de Souza Pereira, is a Brazilian football defensive midfielder for Tigres UANL.
Rafael Carioca may also refer to:
The Brazilian states football championships are the professional adult male soccer competitions in Brazil that take place between January and April for the Northeast, Central-West, Southeast and South regions. In some states from the North Region, however, it takes place in May or June. Historically, for economic and geographic reasons, such as long distances between the country's main cities, the state leagues were considered the most important championship for Brazilian clubs, especially before 1959, when a regular national championship was first established. In recent years, bigger clubs have become increasingly critical of the state leagues, which are often blamed for the lack of space in Brazil's football calendar and have lost most of its old prestige. Smaller clubs, however, are dependant on the state leagues for their financial well-being and largely oppose calls to reduce the number of games or even end state leagues altogether.
Paulo Cézar Lima, commonly known as Caju, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. During his career, he played for various clubs in Brazil, most notably Botafogo, and for Marseille in France. At international level, he was capped 57 times by the Brazil national team in the 1960s and 1970s, scoring 10 goals.
Iomar do Nascimento, known as Mazinho, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. Mazinho played primarily as a defensive-minded midfielder and a full-back in his professional playing career. As a manager, he had a short spell at Greek club Aris in 2009.
Rafael may refer to:
Marcelo is a given name, the Spanish and Portuguese form of Marcellus. The Italian version of the name is Marcello, differing in having an additional "l". Marcelo may refer to:
Thiago Neves Augusto, known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Carioca is a name for the inhabitants of Rio de Janeiro.
Rafael de Souza Pereira, known as Rafael Carioca, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga MX club Tigres UANL.
Marcelinho is a diminutive form of the given name Marcelo, and may refer to:
Rafael Santos is a Portuguese name, may refer to:
Rafael Felipe Barreto, usually called Rafael Carioca is a professional Brazilian football midfielder playing with Juventus (SC).
Rafael Galhardo de Souza, known as Rafael Galhardo or simply Galhardo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Canadian club Valour FC.
Rafinha is the diminutive form of the given name Rafael. It can refer to:
Antônio Carlos Rodrigues dos Santos Júnior, better known as Antônio, is a Brazilian defensive midfielder. He currently plays for Flamengo.
Cleyton is a name. People with that name include:
Rafael Marques may refer to:
Gerson Santos da Silva, simply known as Gerson, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Brazil national team.
Jean Carioca may refer to:
Nélson Rosa Martins, known as Nelsinho Rosa, is a Brazilian retired football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Rafael Pereira may refer to: