Over the years, it has been necessary to fight a “battle against these three elements: swamps, the sea, and the mountains, ” explains the book Rio de Janeiro — Cidade e Região (Rio de Janeiro — City and Region).
Gadu gaitā ir bijis jāizcīna ” cīņa pret šiem trim elementiem: purviem, jūru un kalniem ”, paskaidrots grāmatā Rio de Janeiro — Cidade e Região (Riodežaneiro — pilsēta un reģions).