Beach and coastal life became the new trend, the mark of sophistication and elite leisure - And even popular immersion in beach recreations was inextricable from literature, stimulated as it was by writing and literature of the time, which extolled the health and social benefits of coastal air and sea bathing.

From this period on, Rio has come to be associated first and foremost with its diverse and magnificent natural offerings - its beaches, mountains and forests which lend the city a unique and awe-inspiring aspect. thus, the pen played a role of fundamental importance in shaping and re-shaping the conceptualization of Rio de Janeiro, and in turn, in determining the cultural practices of its people, as well as the layout of the city itself.