Porous city : a cultural history of Rio de Janeiro (from the 1810s onward) /

During the 1990s Rio de Janeiro earned the epithet of 'divided city, ' an image underscored by the contrast between its upper-class buildings and nearby hillside 'favelas.' The city's cultural production, however, has been shaped by porous boundaries and multi-ethnic encount...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Carvalho, Bruno (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.
Series:Contemporary Hispanic and Lusophone cultures ; 9.
Subjects:
City and town life > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Popular culture > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Urban policy > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Vie urbaine > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
Culture populaire > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
Politique urbaine > Brésil > Rio de Janeiro.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
City and town life
Civilization
Popular culture
Urban policy
Society.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > History.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Civilization.
Brazil > Rio de Janeiro
Brazilië
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : in search of things past : mapping Rio
  • At the centre of an imperial capital : swamps, yellow fever, and gypsy parties
  • A master on the periphery of a periphery : popular music, streetcars, and the republic
  • Beyond the Belle Époque : on the border of a 'divided city'
  • Afro-Jewish quarter and modernist landmark
  • Writing the 'cradle of Samba' : race, radio, and the price of progress
  • 'It's (mostly) all true' : the death of a neighbourhood and the life of myths
  • Conclusion : the future revisited : where has the past gone and where will it go?

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