the people of rio have a quite unique and interesting relationship with naming, which reflects a collective undercurrent of affection and communality - everyone is 'cara', which quite literally translates as 'face', but more accurately translates as 'dude'.

this slang has become an integral part of the everyday lexicon of people of all generations - it will be used in sentences such as, 'esse 'cara' é uma das pessoas mais legais do mundo', which means 'that guy was one of the coolest people in the world', as well as 'cara, você é muito engraçado', meaning 'dude, you are really funny'.

people will also affectionately be called 'irmão' or 'irmã', meaning brother or sister, respectively - this could be anyone from a passerby on the street, to a colleague or a friend.