Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro

by Bruno Carvalho

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 178138164X
• ISBN13: 9781781381649
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 8.8"