these campaigns have brought physical well-being to the forefront of cariocas' minds - an impressive portion of the city's population is committed with health, body and fitness, and these activities and methods are a prolific topic of conversation as residents revel in exchanging tips and indorsing a healthy way of living. 

at every park and beach one can find crowds of locals can be seen running, cycling, exercising, or playing sports - supplement shops line the commercial districts of the city and are a favourite haunt for the innumerable body builders of the city, while diets and healthy eating habits are undertaken by many as well.

there are quite a few popular vitamin & supplement retailers found all over rio de janeiro, such as mundo verde, which is a specialty store providing natural and organic foods, and other diverse products dedicated to healthy living - one can also expect to find raw and organic honey, raw nuts, diverse oriental ingredients, and more, across one of its many localtions in the city of rio, including but not limited to the districts of leblon, ipanema, copacabana, and botafogo.