relationships are also often very supportive, even once children have flown the parental nest, mothers and fathers will often have keys to new homes and bring round necessities and goodies, such as toiletries and fruit, or fix broken apparatus.

providing financial support is also common as parents will contribute to housing costs and day to day expenses until their children gain complete independence - in turn, children will often reciprocate by providing parents with money, a home, and support through sickness and old age.

when a distant family member is struggling financially, cousins, uncles, aunts, nephews and nieces might get together and pool contributions to help the individual live comfortably - blood runs thick in rio de janeiro and, fostering relationships of great respect and devotion is closely connected to needs of family members.