Rio de Janeiro

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'A lucid tour de force, full of illuminating detours. This brilliant book captures the multi-faceted city for newcomers and invites seasoned experts to rediscover it.' Bruno Carvalho, author of Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro 'Lyrically written, creatively conceived, and bound to fascinate readers at every level of familiarity with Rio, the book draws together ten moments that range from the recent and well-known to less visible moments from the more distant past.' Benjamin A. Cowan, author of Moral Majorities across the Americas: Brazil, the United States, and the Creation of the Religious Right 'A Black city torn between formality and informality, Rio de Janeiro is a vivid portrait of its cultural history. Through McCann's compelling book, one can understand why Rio has for centuries reinvented itself at every corner.' Pedro Meira Monteiro, Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University 'Part of Cambridge's Ten Moments That Shaped series, McCann's contribution on Rio de Janeiro is a delightful, accessible, and unique work on Brazil ... he provides a clear narrative that will be easily accessible to those new to Brazilian history while simultaneously providing original analysis and insights that will appeal to seasoned scholars of Brazil. His wide-ranging approach and events will interest not just historians but scholars of literature, art, music, cultural studies, sociology, and more ... Highly recommended.' C. M. Snider, Choice