"Ela é Carioca" ("She’s a Carioca") is a bossa nova song composed in 1963 by

Antônio Carlos Jobim Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim (25 January 1927 – 8 December 1994), also known as Tom Jobim (), was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian ...

, with Portuguese lyrics by

Vinícius de Moraes Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes (19 October 1913 – 9 July 1980), better known as Vinícius de Moraes () and nicknamed "O Poetinha" ("The Little Poet"), was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwrig ...

. English lyrics were written by Ray Gilbert. The song is sometimes titled "Ele é Carioca (He’s a Carioca)." "

Carioca Carioca ( or ) is a demonym used to refer to residents of the City of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil and their culture. Like other Brazilians, ''Cariocas'' speak Portuguese. The ''carioca'' accent and sociolect (also simply called "''carioca''", ...

" is a Brazilian term for someone from or something related to

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro, or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the List of cities in Brazil by population, second-most-populous city in Brazil (after São Paulo) and the Largest cities in the America ...

. John Bush at

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calls the song "a cheerful sequel to '

The Girl From Ipanema "Garota de Ipanema" (), or "The Girl from Ipanema", is a Brazilian bossa nova and jazz song. It was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s and won a Grammy for Record of the Year in 1965. It was written in 1962, with music by Antônio Carlos Jobim a ...

,'" which was also written by Jobim and Moraes, and features lyrics about a young woman from Rio. The song was used as the name of a 2005

documentary film A documentary film (often described simply as a documentary) is a nonfiction Film, motion picture intended to "document reality, primarily for instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". The American author and ...

about "Jobim's love for Rio de Janeiro and the influence it had on his music" - ''Tom Jobim: She’s a Carioca.'' The first recording of the song was by Os Cariocas in 1963.SecondHandSongs - Ela é Carioca
/ref> Antônio Carlos Jobim recorded it for his 1965 album, '' The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim.''

Recorded Versions

* Os Cariocas - ''Mais Bossa Com Os Cariocas'' (1963) *

Rosinha de Valença Rosa Maria, known by her stage name, Rosinha, is a Portuguese Pimba singer, songwriter and accordion player. Biography Rosa was born in 1971 in Montijo, Portugal and grew up in the parish of Santo Isidro de Pegões, in the exclave of the munici ...

– ''Apresentando'' (1963) *

Marcos Valle Marcos Kostenbader Valle (born 14 September 1943) is a Brazilian singer, musician, and songwriter. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and fusions of rock, soul, jazz, and dance music with Brazilian styles. ...

- ''Samba "Demais"'' (1963) *

Eumir Deodato Eumir Deodato de Almeida (; born 22 June 1943) is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as Pop music, pop, Rock music, rock, disco, rhythm a ...

- ''Inútil Paisagem - As Maiores Composições de Antonio Carlos Jobim'' (1964) * Sergio Mendes & Bossa Rio – ''Você Ainda Não Ouviu Nada!'' (1964) *

Paul Winter Paul Winter (born August 31, 1939) is an American saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. He is a pioneer of world music and earth music, which interweaves the voices of the wild with instrumental voices from classical, jazz and world music. The ...

, w/ Luiz Bonfa, Roberto Menescal & Luiz Eça – ''Rio'' (1964) * Milton Banana – ''Milton Banana Trio'' (1965) *

- '' The Wonderful World of Antonio Carlos Jobim'' (1965) * Sergio Mendes Trio, with Wanda de Sah &

– ''Brasil '65'' (1965) *

Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (; born Astrud Evangelina Weinert; March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s following her recording of the song " The Girl f ...

– '' Look to the Rainbow'' (1966) * Buddy Greco – ''Away, We Go!'' (1966) *

Herbie Mann Herbert Jay Solomon (April 16, 1930 – July 1, 2003), known by his stage name Herbie Mann, was an American jazz Flute, flute player and important early practitioner of world music. Early in his career, he also played tenor saxophone and clarinet ...

– '' New Mann at Newport'' (1967) *

Stanley Turrentine Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000) was an American jazz tenor saxophone, tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note Reco ...

– '' A Bluish Bag'' (rec. 1967, released 2007) * Walter Wanderley - ''Batucada'' (1967) *

João Gilberto João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira – ; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he w ...

– '' João Gilberto en México'' (1970) *

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April25, 1917June15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phra ...

- '' Ella Abraça Jobim'' (1981) – as "He’s a Carioca (Ele é Carioca)" *

Eliane Elias Eliane Elias (born 19 March 1960) is a Brazilian jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger. Biography Elias was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on 19 March 1960. She started studying piano when she was seven, and at age twelve she was transcribing ...

- '' Eliane Elias Sings Jobim'' (1998) * João Donato – ''Só danço samba'' (1999) * Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum - ''Quarteto Jobim Morelenbaum'' (2000)

References

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