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cariocas

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cariocas
[kär′ē·ō′kəs]
a form of lateral movement in a gait cycle in which the side-stepping leg is moved successively behind and then in front of the stance leg.


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In Rio one in every four Cariocas (as the inhabitants are called) lives in a slum.
The Ramos pool, which looks more like a manmade lake than a conventional swimming pool, has attracted 50,000 people some weekends, given jobs to 1,400 people from nearby slums and been feted by reporters, filmmakers and even dozens of cariocas who donned bikinis to vie for the title of pool beauty queen.
5 m [5 yd]), cariocas (forward and backward leg crossovers while moving laterally in right and left directions, emphasizing quick change in direction every 9 m [10 yd]), forward and backward quick start-and-stop shuttle runs, multidirectional quick start-and-stop running, figure-eight running, and a 45-degree cutting-and-spinning drill.
 
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