Burraco, also sometimes spelled Buracco or Buraco, is a game for four players in fixed partnerships in which the aim is to lay down combinations: groups of cards of equal rank and sequences of cards in a suit, ace ranking high. There is a bonus for combinations of seven cards or more. Burraco is played with a double pack of 108 cards, incuding four jokers; the jokers and twos are wild.
In the early 21st century Burraco, has become very fashionable in Italy, where there is a national organisation, clubs and tournaments. Here is the web site of the Federazione Italiano Burraco.
Similar games are played in some other mediterranean countries and in South America. Here is a description (in Portuguese) of the Brazilian game Buraco, from the site of the playing-card maker Copag.
A computer Burraco game for Windows is available from Alberosa.
You can play Burraco on line at