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

By:

Carvalho, Bruno [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781781385692
9781781381007

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

F2646 .P676 2013

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Contents:

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?

Subject: 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 encounters. Drawing on a broad range of historical, theoretical and literary sources, Porous City generates new ways of understanding Rio's past, its role in the making of Brazilian culture, and its significance to key global debates about modernity and urban practices. This book offers an original perspective on Rio de Janeiro that.

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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 encounters. Drawing on a broad range of historical, theoretical and literary sources, Porous City generates new ways of understanding Rio's past, its role in the making of Brazilian culture, and its significance to key global debates about modernity and urban practices. This book offers an original perspective on Rio de Janeiro that.

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?

Includes bibliographies and index.

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