From the 1930s onwards however, it would no longer be the metropolitan city life that was celebrated by inhabitants and thinkers - The great influx of inhabitants from surrounding states, and the rest of the world, led to mass transformations in the cityscape - a migration outwards from the center.

copacabana, Ipanema and Leblon, which had previously been conceived of as exotic beach destinations, were becoming easily accessible and highly regarded residential locations.