cariocas have a fascinatingly tranquil and patient relationship with the everyday traffic that pervades the city - rio does experience traffic and many residents spend hours sitting in slow-moving lines of cars, buses, and taxis on their daily commutes.

while in many cities around the world, or even brazil, have situations in which these adverse travel conditions are presented, all that can be heard is a cacophony of beeping horns, and sometimes swearing, belligerent drivers - however, in rio reactions are quite the reverse.

the roads remain in relative silence, as typically drivers do not beep their horns or complain loudly - these drivers and passengers often have a smile on their face, apparently unperturbed by the slow pace.