Epidemics ravaged the city of Rio in the second half of the 19th Century, and the occupancy of the bourgeoisie gave rise to several eclectic mansions which remain today - This study selects as a case study a particular property built in 1914, situated on Rua Joaquim Murtinho, formerly Rua Ferrocarril, which has undergone many alterations since it was first built.

This property and all of the neighborhood's architectural collection are included in APAC - Área de Proteção do Ambiente Cultural de Santa Teresa (Area of Cultural Environmental Protection in Santa Teresa), created in 1984 - In the event of future restoration works on the property above, we highlight first the guidelines laid out by the Municipality as part of the group of laws which called for the respect of public and private entities in their dealings with historic properties.

To follow, we develop a study which shows the extent to which the municipal legal instruments, which refer specifically to the eclectic residential architecture in Santa Teresa, are in line with what they claim in theory, and explore whether there is a way of restoring the buildings to their original state, through the use of traditional techniques.