The Rio De Janeiro Reader
History, Culture, Politics
Duke University Press · Print & ebook · January 5, 2016
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.
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- Who it’s for
- Rio’s transformation unfolds through the documents, images, and voices that shaped the city.
- Themes
- Rio de Janeiro history and culture, Politics and urban transformation, Slavery in Brazil
- Genres
- South American History, Travel in Brazil, Latin American History
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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.
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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.
Rio Through Sources
Rio’s transformation unfolds through the documents, images, and voices that shaped the city.
Come here for
- Rio’s history, culture, and politics across more than 450 years
- Primary sources including lyrics, maps, photographs, and government documents
Expect
- Sources range from eyewitness accounts of slavery to Copacabana’s glitz
- Government documents, journalism, poems, engravings, and more
Where it sits
| South American History | 86% |
|---|---|
| Travel in Brazil | 27% |
| Latin American History | 23% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- South American History
- Travel in Brazil
- Authors
- Daryle Williams, Amy Chazkel, Paulo Knauss de Mendonça
- Publisher
- Duke University Press
- Published
- January 5, 2016
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Rio de Janeiro history and culture · Politics and urban transformation · Slavery in Brazil
- Reading lane
- South American History