Laws of Chance : Brazil's Clandestine Lottery and the Making of Urban Public Life /

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Chronicles the first decades of an informal lottery called the jogo do bicho, or animal game, which originated in Rio de Janeiro in 1892, and remains popular in Brazil today.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chazkel, Amy, 1967-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Durham, NC : Duke University Press, 2011.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
Gambling > Law and legislation.
Gambling and crime.
Gambling.
HISTORY > Latin America > South America.
GAMES > Gambling > Lotteries.
Jeux de hasard et criminalite > Bresil > Rio de Janeiro > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Jeux de hasard > Bresil > Rio de Janeiro > Histoire > 20e siecle.
Gambling > Law and legislation > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > History > 20th century.
Gambling and crime > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > History > 20th century.
Gambling > Brazil > Rio de Janeiro > History > 20th century.
Brazil > Rio de Janeiro.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
History.
Electronic books.
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Laws of chance : Brazil's clandestine lottery and the making of urban public life /
by Chazkel, Amy, 1967-
Published 2011
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