About Me
Made in Brazil - The "One man band",Fabinho Carioca ( when born in Rio de Janeiro city) - Born in Rio de Janeiro Brasil in 04-15-1976 - Son of a Native Brazilian Indian Mother and a Brazilian French Italian Father - Resides & Plays in Florida ,USA. )- Got Certified in Audio Engineer in 2007 - Born inside the Samba , Bossa Nova ,Funk, Freestyle and Dance music roots from the Rio's famous suburbs large samba schools stadium clubs till Copacabana & Ipanema Nights out . Started making noise out loud from the old 80's vinals back in Rio de Janeiro Brazil in a small room for hours. From the radio stations and old vinals was made the first hard cut recordings and later mixed on two tape decks am/fm microsystems. The One Man moved to New York to study back in 94 and with the help of his first computer started to listen to a wider variety of music like world music and classicals ( Favorite song - Clair de Lune by Claude Debussy ) . In 1995 The One Man at the age of 18 Moved to Los Angeles where $300.00 was saved to buy his first Yamaha Keyboard offered by a customer that held the keyboard for two months which was paid in full in three monthly payments. With the help of the computer life was easier to record and understand basic music parameters with The First Keyboard. Working for Hollywood studios installing editing equipments gave the One Man the basics and understanding of an unedited material like movies , voice overs , tv series , music themes,etc. being transformed into a full post production , blending all the materials together. Later the One Man Band ( Fabinho Carioca ) moved to Orlando, Florida where went to an audio Engineering School where he Could really play some notes and listen to them in a big THX room ( Sound Quality Standard for Video , Cinema & Television ). After recording inumerous bands, mixing and working with the three areas of productions ( Pre , Pro and Post production ) not to mention various movies scenes, aplying sound FXs and voice over and scores ( Music theme for the movie ) . The One Man graduated with decent grades and now plays at home, which I call the little studio , on a free time and works in sales . The one men now produces his own musics and would love to help others to move foward . He will also accept any opportunity offered to work in any project related with music and sound productions . Any opportunity offered to Fabinho Carioca will be "Highly appreciated and welcome!". We'll work for FREE in any project, colaborations, arrangements, remixes,etc. Interested in credits and We'll only charge when the material sells. Wish the on Man Band Luck ! - Fabinho Carioca, Sharing and Reaching our dreams from Brasil to USA. 04-22-08.Curiosities : Did you know?The words carioca, capoeira, tapioca, and jaguar are of Tupi-Guarani origin. Tupy Guarany is one of many Brazilian native indian languages.Tupi-Guarani (pronunciation (help·info)) is the name of the most important subfamily of the Tupi languages of South America. It includes 53 languages in 11 groups, as well as the best-known languages of this family, like Guarani and Tupi.Lendas definition: Did you know?The term Brazilian Mythology( LEGENDS or LENDAS ) is used to describe a series of cultural elements of diverse origin that are found in Brazil, comprising folk tales, traditions, characters and beliefs regarding places, peoples and entities. It is a subset of the Brazilian folklore. The term was originally restricted to indigenous elements, but has been extended to include:Mediaeval iberic traditions brought by the Portuguese settlers, some of which are forgotten or very diminished in Portugal itself;
African traditions brought by the blacks brought to Brazil as slaves during the colonial times -- including their religious beliefs;
Lives of Saints and other devotional elements propagated by the Catholic Church which were appropriated by the folklore;
Elements originated in Brazil by the contact of the three different traditions;
Contemporary elements that are reelaborations of old traditions.
Because Brazil is a melting pot of cultures, many elements of Brazilian mythology are shared by the traditions of other countries, especially its South American neighbours and Portugal.Also, the huge size of the territory prevents any folklore element from being prevalent all over the country.[edit] Prominent figures
Alamoa — the ghost of a blonde woman that is somehow connected to the island of Fernando de Noronha.
Anhangá — the indian devil.
Bestial beast — a centaur-like creature, thought to be the Devil.
Bernunça — strange beast of the folk tales of the state of Santa Catarina (state).
Boi-Bumbá (see Bumba-meu-boi).
Boitatá — a fiery snake-dragon-bull that crawls over the open fields at night.
Boiúna ("Black snake") — a gigantic, nocturnal serpent that is the personification of the Amazonian rivers.
Boto — an enchanted dolphin (Inia geoffrensis) that shapeshifts into a handsome man to seduce young women (Amazon).
Bumba-meu-Boi — an ox that is part of strange folk tale celebrated with dance and music by the peoples of the Brazilian north (states of Maranhão and Amazonas, where it is known as Boi-Bumbá).
Caipora — jungle spirits that lived in trees but came out at night to haunt those who were astray.
Ci — Tupian primeval goddess (the name means simply "mother").
Corpo-Seco ("Dry Corpse") — a man so evil that the earth would not rot its flesh and the devil would return his soul. Condemned to wander fruitlessly the earth until the judgment day.
Cuca — menacing, supernatural, female entity that does evil things to small children who do not go to bed early.
Curupira — a (male) jungle genie that protects the animals and the trees.
Cobra-Encantada (Enchanted snake) — a beautiful woman shapeshifted into a hideous snake to guard an immense treasure. One who breaks the spell will have the gold and marry the maiden.
Cobra-Grande (see Boiúna).
Encantado — someone who is magically trapped into another dimension, living an eternal, but unfruitful life (usually a punishment for pursuing riches at any cost or doing some wrong).
Exu — a demonic, trickster or simply mischievous (depending on the tradition) supernatural being of African origin that is worshipped by the Quimbanda, banished by Umbanda, exorcised by Catholics or ignored by Kardecists.
Headless Mule — the shape taken by the woman accursed for having sex with a priest (South-East, North-East, Centre, South).
Iara — a type of freshwater mermaid (Centre, South-East, North).
Iemanjá — the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess.
Jurupari — another Amazonian jungle devil.
Lady in White — the most widespread type of ghost seen in Brazil.
Lobisomem — the Brazilian version of the Werewolf.
Mother of the Gold — a powerful and lethal being that protects gold ores. Nobody has survived seeing it, so no description exists. It is usually seen from afar as a globe of fire that flies from mountain to mountain (South-East).
Mapinguari — a large, bipedal, furry animal that wanders the Amazon jungle. Considered the Brazilian version of the Yeti or the last memory of the now extinct giant sloths passed through generations by the indians.
Negrinho do Pastoreio — a slave boy that died an awful death (similar to Candyman's) for not keeping his owner's horses. He helps people who are looking for lost things.
Saci Pererê — a mischievous single-legged black elf-like creature who is blamed as the culprit of anything that goes wrong at a farm (Centre, South-East) and is the mascot of Sport Club Internacional (South).
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Categories: Brazilian mythology
Hidden categories: Articles lacking sources from July 2007 | All articles lacking sourcesYARA : Did you know?Yara or Iara (Uiara), the Goddess of the River, the Mermaid of the River or Mother of the Rivers, in the Tupi Indian (Brazil) tribe mythology. Iara, also spelled Uira or Yara, is the name of a figure from Brazilian mythology based on ancient Tupi and Guaranà mythology. The word derives from Old Tupi yîara = y + îara (water + lord/lady) = lady of the lake (water queen). She is seen as either a water nymph, siren, or mermaid depending upon the context of the story told about her. The Brazilian town of Nova Olinda claims the Cama da Mãe D’água as the home of Iara[1].Iara was a beautiful young woman, sometimes described as having green hair and light skin, connected to a freshwater water body (the Tupi word y did not have a distinct meaning, being used in general for any such place) who would would sit on a rock by the river combing her hair or dazing under the sun. When she felt a man around she would start to sing gently to lure him. Once under the spell of the Iara a man would leave anything to live with her under water for ever, which was not necessarily a bad thing, as she was pretty and would cater for all needs of her lover for the rest of his life.Iaras are immortal (like the nymphs of Greek mythology), but her lovers do age and die, which means that they live most of the eternity alone.The legend of the Iara was one of the usual explanations for the disappearance of those who ventured alone in the jungle.Iara (or Yara) is also a very popular female name in Brazil.
