cariocas have a number descriptive of expressions that justify their decisions in their linguistic repertoire - for instance, for someone who happens to be very hungry, 'morrendo de fome', translated as dying of hunger.

'queimar a largada' meaning, 'burn the start', is used when someone eats earlier than usual because they have given in to intense hunger, or if you drink too much before arriving to the main event - 'saco vazio não para em pé', translated as 'an empty sack does not stand up', which means that one should not do anything on an empty stomach.

conversely, this ardent enthusiasm for food has resulted in a whole host of expressions that use cuisine to express a totally unrelated sentiment - 'descascar abacaxi', translated to 'peel the pineapple', which means solving a problem, while 'enfiar o pé na jaca', translated to 'stick your foot in the jaca fruit', which means to really commit to something.