elasticity is also applied to the execution of an arrangement, seeing as cariocas are more prone to make a wide array of plans and stick to only a select few of them - what is expressed as a certainty is more of an agreeable possibility, or an expression of desire.

paradoxically, the way in which the people of rio make plans appears much more finite than the tentative way in which people from other cultures tend to tiptoe around similar proposals - cariocas will describe an event, followed by 'vamos?', meaning 'let's go?' to which the reply is often, 'vamos!' - the affirmative and strong exchange, despite all appearances, often signifies very little about whether the meeting will actually take place.

some of the most common words in the carioca lexicon are 'tranquilo', 'calma' and 'relaxa', in accord with this the interactions of the people have a meandering flexibility that reflects the importance they place on remaining calm and going with the flow.