Autorentext
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.

Klappentext

"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"--

Inhalt

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.