How to Be a Carioca

Lesson 22 No Sun? No Sweat!

Although the Carioca would rather not admit it, the sun doesn’t always shine in the Cidade Maravilhosa. If you should find yourself in Rio on one of those rare rainy days,don’t despair. The following are a just a few of the many activities that Cariocas will indulge in to pass the time until the sun breaks through, and they can get back to the beach:

• Spend four hours at their favorite boteco drinking caipirinhas and eating a feijoada.

• Spend four hours at their favorite churrascaria drinking chopps and eating a rodízio.

• Meet the galera at the botequim for a few chopps while discussing the weather.

• Go to the movies. (See Lesson 19, «Famous Carioca Lines.»)