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I think there's a good chance the first one is Aechmea eurycorymbus ..

http://www.bossanova-bromelias...

http://fcbs.org/cgi-bin/dbman/...

The one you found named Aechmea 'Carioca' is a "cv. of eurycorymbus clone w/very large yellow/orange bloom", yours has very large blooms so it's looks very likely that cultivar.

http://www.bsi.org/bcr/Aechmea...