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The Rio De Janeiro Reader
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Author : Daryle Williams
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2015-11-27
The Rio De Janeiro Reader written by Daryle Williams and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-11-27 with Travel categories.
Spanning a period of over 450 years, The Rio de Janeiro Reader traces the history, culture, and politics of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through the voices, images, and experiences of those who have made the city's history. It outlines Rio's transformation from a hardscrabble colonial outpost and strategic port into an economic, cultural, and entertainment capital of the modern world. The volume contains a wealth of primary sources, many of which appear here in English for the first time. A mix of government documents, lyrics, journalism, speeches, ephemera, poems, maps, engravings, photographs, and other sources capture everything from the fantastical impressions of the first European arrivals to the complaints about roving capoeira gangs, and from sobering eyewitness accounts of slavery's brutality to the glitz of Copacabana. The definitive English-language resource on the city, The Rio de Janeiro Reader presents the "Marvelous City" in all its complexity, importance, and intrigue.
The Brazil Reader
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Author : Robert M. Levine
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 1999
The Brazil Reader written by Robert M. Levine and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Business & Economics categories.
Capturing the scope of this country's rich diversity--with over 100 entries from a wealth of perspectives--"The Brazil Reader" offers a fascinating guide to Brazilian life, culture, and history. 52 photos. Map & illustrations.
The Book Of Rio
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Author : Cesar Cardoso
language : en
Publisher: Comma Press
Release Date : 2015-06-12
The Book Of Rio written by Cesar Cardoso and has been published by Comma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-12 with Fiction categories.
It’s the city the rest of the world descends on to party…. whether for the spectacular annual Carnival, the sun-kissed beaches, the World Cup, or, in 2016, the Olympics. It’s also a place that’s sadly become synonymous with some of the excesses of partying, the dark underbelly that accompanies any urban hedonist’s destination. But these are just two images of Rio. There are countless others: opulent seat of two former empires; stronghold of brutal, twentieth-century dictatorships; sprawling metropolis stretched between stunning mountain tops and equally stunningeconomic extremes – from the affluence of neighbourhoods like Leblon and Ipanema, to the overcrowded slums in the foothills, the favelas. This anthology brings together ten short stories that go beyond the postcards and snapshots, and introduce us to real residents of Rio – the cariocas: young hopefuls training to be the next stars of samba, exhausted labourers press-ganged into meeting an impossible construction deadline (the nation’s pride being at stake), bored call-girls, nostalgic drag queens, married couples having petty middle-class domestics…. These are characters who’ve developed a deep understanding of Rio’s contradictions, a way of living with the grey areas – between the grime and the glitz – that make Rio the ‘marvellous city’ it is.
The Brazil Reader
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Author : James N. Green
language : en
Publisher: Duke University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-07
The Brazil Reader written by James N. Green and has been published by Duke University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-07 with Travel categories.
From the first encounters between the Portuguese and indigenous peoples in 1500 to the current political turmoil, the history of Brazil is much more complex and dynamic than the usual representations of it as the home of Carnival, soccer, the Amazon, and samba would suggest. This extensively revised and expanded second edition of the best-selling Brazil Reader dives deep into the past and present of a country marked by its geographical vastness and cultural, ethnic, and environmental diversity. Containing over one hundred selections—many of which appear in English for the first time and which range from sermons by Jesuit missionaries and poetry to political speeches and biographical portraits of famous public figures, intellectuals, and artists—this collection presents the lived experience of Brazilians from all social and economic classes, racial backgrounds, genders, and political perspectives over the past half millennium. Whether outlining the legacy of slavery, the roles of women in Brazilian public life, or the importance of political and social movements, The Brazil Reader provides an unparalleled look at Brazil’s history, culture, and politics.
Reading Rio De Janeiro
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Author : Zephyr Frank
language : en
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-06
Reading Rio De Janeiro written by Zephyr Frank and has been published by Stanford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-06 with History categories.
Reading Rio de Janeiro blazes a new trail for understanding the cultural history of 19th-century Brazil. To bring the social fabric of Rio de Janeiro alive, Zephyr Frank flips the historian's usual interest in literature as a source of evidence and, instead, uses the historical context to understand literature. By focusing on the theme of social integration through the novels of José de Alencar, Machado de Assis, and Aluisio Azevedo, the author draws the reader's attention to the way characters are caught between conflicting moral imperatives as they encounter the newly mobile, capitalist, urban society, so different from the slave-based plantations of the past. Some characters grow and triumph in this setting; others are defeated by it. Though literature infuses this social history of 19th-century Rio, it is replete with maps, graphs, non-fiction sources, and statistical data and analysis that are the historian's stock-in-trade. By connecting a literary understanding of the social problems with the quantitative data traditional historical methods provide, Frank creates a richer and deeper understanding of society in 19th-century Rio.
A Cultural History Of Rio De Janeiro After 1889
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Author : Tom Winterbottom
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2016-09-09
A Cultural History Of Rio De Janeiro After 1889 written by Tom Winterbottom and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-09 with History categories.
This book studies architecture and literature of Rio de Janeiro, the “Marvellous City,” from the revolution of 1889 to the Olympics of 2016, taking the reader on a journey through the history of the city. This study offers a wide-ranging and thought-provoking insight that moves from ruins to Modernism, from the past to the future, from futebol to fiction, and from beach to favela, to uncover the surprising feature—decadence—at the heart of this unique and seemingly timeless urban world. An innovative and in-depth study of buildings, books, and characters in the city’s modern history, this fundamental new work sets the reader in the glorious world of Rio de Janeiro.
A Cultural History Of Rio De Janeiro After 1889
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Author : Tom Winterbottom
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-08-30
A Cultural History Of Rio De Janeiro After 1889 written by Tom Winterbottom and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-30 with History categories.
This book studies architecture and literature of Rio de Janeiro, the “Marvellous City,” from the revolution of 1889 to the Olympics of 2016, taking the reader on a journey through the history of the city. This study offers a wide-ranging and thought-provoking insight that moves from ruins to Modernism, from the past to the future, from futebol to fiction, and from beach to favela, to uncover the surprising feature—decadence—at the heart of this unique and seemingly timeless urban world. An innovative and in-depth study of buildings, books, and characters in the city’s modern history, this fundamental new work sets the reader in the glorious world of Rio de Janeiro.
The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro
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Author : Alured Gray Bell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1914
The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro written by Alured Gray Bell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1914 with Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) categories.
Porous City
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Author : Bruno Carvalho
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2017-09-25
Porous City written by Bruno Carvalho and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-25 with History categories.
A timely and original cultural history of Rio de Janeiro.
Rio De Janeiro
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Author : Luiz Eduardo Soares
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2016-05-05
Rio De Janeiro written by Luiz Eduardo Soares and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-05 with Social Science categories.
A book as rich and sprawling as the seductive metropolis it evokes, Rio de Janeiro builds a kaleidoscopic portrait of this city of extremes, and its history of conflict and corruption. Award-winning novelist, ex-government minister and sociologist, Luiz Eduardo Soares tells the story of Rio through the everyday lives of its people: gangsters and police, activists, politicians and struggling migrant workers, each with their own version of the city. Taking us on a journey into Rio's intricate world of favelas, beaches and corridors of power, Soares reveals one of the most extraordinary cities in the world in all its seething, agonistic beauty.