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The cultivation of these values, presupposed the existence of adequate nutrition, regular medical and dental consultations, daily personal and domestic hygiene, the use of light clothes that flatter the body, baths, massages and methodical exercises, periodical exposure to the sun, walks in the open air, and above all, the constant practice of sports.

Copacabana was the only place in the city that offered a wide array of establishments for health and beauty, and a progressive attitude towards a new way of life, the ostentation of luxury brands, the fashionable locations for social meetings and leisure activities of the upper classes, as well as the magical promise of modernity - Copacabana marked an evolution in customs and reorganized the influential zones in the city.

Presented by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, the study O caso do bairro Peixoto em Copacabana - ( The case of the of Peixoto neighborhood in Copacabana) shows how Since 'Comendador' Paulo Felisberto Peixoto da Fonseca did not have any descendants, in 1938 he donated all of his farm land plots to five charities - The donation deeds limited any future construction in that area to three floors and to be used exclusively for residential purposes.