Rio de Janeiro / Bryan McCann, Georgetown University, Washington DC.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCann, Bryan, 1968- author.

Series:

Ten Moments That Shaped Series

Ten moments that shaped

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--History.

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--In popular culture.

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 307 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

What do nineteenth-century fiction, early twentieth-century popular music, 1930s soccer, 1950s film comedy, 1960s experimental art and 1970s soap operas have in common with one another? Each reveal the deep patterns structuring social and cultural life in Rio de Janeiro. Bringing a fresh perspective to one of the most visited cities in South America, Bryan McCann explores each manifestation in turn, mining their depths and drawing connections between artistic movements and political and economic transitions. The book explores the centrality of slavery to every aspect of life in nineteenth century Rio and its long legacy through to the current day, illuminating both the city's grinding inequality and violence, as well as its triumphant cultural expressions. Rio de Janeiro is a unique and fascinating city, and through ten pivotal moments, McCann reveals its boundless creativity and contradictions, and shows how it has been continually remade by newcomers, strivers, and tricksters.

Contents:

Jean-Baptiste Debret in the Streets of Rio (1826)

Capoeira and Machado de Assis (1862)

Chiquinha Gonzaga's "Corta-jaca" (1895)

Flamengo, Fluminense and the Best-of-Three Championship (1936)

Warning to Sailors and Chanchada Film Comedy (1950)

Inside Out: Lygia Clark and Clarice Lispector (1960)

Favela Removal and State-Sponsored Gentrification (1969)

Pavão-Pavãozinho, Leonel Brizola and Favela Upgrading (1983)

Moving the Feira de São Cristóvão (2003)

Marielle Franco Street (2018).

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 May 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-02708-5

1-009-02728-X

1-009-02571-6