Rio De Janeiro

"Through ten pivotal moments, Rio de Janeiro brings a sophisticated understanding of the city's history to a broad general audience. Each moment is deeply founded in extensive research and deep knowledge of the field yet delivered in a lively and accessible style"--

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Jean-Baptiste Debret in the streets of Rio (1826); 2. Capoeira and Machado de Assis (1862); 3. Chiquinha Gonzaga's 'Corta-jaca' (1895); 4. Flamengo, Fluminense and the best-of-three championship (1936); 5. Warning to sailors and chanchada film comedy (1950); 6. Inside out: Lygia Clark and Clarice Lispector (1960); 7. Favela removal and state-sponsored gentrification (1969); 8. Pavao-Pavaozinho, Leonel Brizola and favela upgrading (1983); 9. Moving the Feira de Sao Cristovao (2003); 10. Marielle Franco Street (2018); Epilogue; Acknowledgments; Note on sources; Further reading; Index.

About the author

Bryan McCann is a leading social and cultural historian of Brazil. He is the author of several books about the history of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro in particular, including Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (2004) and Hard Times in the Marvelous City: From Dictatorship to Democracy in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro (2014). He is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Georgetown University.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan McCann, Bryan (Georgetown University Mccann, McCann Bryan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2025
• EAN: 9781316515440
• ISBN: 978-1-316-51544-0
• No. of pages: 325
• Series: Ten Moments That Shaped
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Rio de Janeiro, HISTORY / Latin America / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Social and cultural history, History of the Americas, Urban communities, Slavery and abolition of slavery