similarly, cariocas often opt for extreme and high impact language - words like 'incredible' is 'incrível, 'horrible' is horrível  'marvelous' is maravilhoso, and 'enormous' is enorme, all which are common parts of the linguistic tapestry of the city.

rio de janeiro is constantly referred to as the 'marvelous city', and many menu items in restaurants across town have items named 'mega' and 'super' - people also bandy around the phrases 'amo', 'adoro', and 'lindo' with abundant generosity, which means 'i love it', i adore it' and 'beautiful' respectively.