it is no secret that cariocas do not like the rain - the locals joke that 'cariocas are made of sugar - they melt in the water' and in the famous song 'cariocas' Adriana Calcanhotto sings 'Cariocas são bonitos / Cariocas são bacanas / Cariocas são sacanas / Cariocas são dourados / Cariocas são modernos / Cariocas são espertos / Cariocas são diretos / Cariocas não gostam de dias nublados' (Cariocas are beautiful / Cariocas are cool / Cariocas are rascals / Cariocas are golden / Cariocas are modern / Cariocas are smart / Cariocas are direct / Cariocas do not like cloudy days').

in fact, cariocas tend to get a sad face on rainy days, more so that visitors who are used to rainy whether and cloudy days back home.

some joke the sad face is due to the rain being bad for the carefully styled carioca hair, and that in turns keeps people from going out - being bad for business and social life.