In 1911, Rio de Janeiro was a venerable city in a new republic just a generation old. The people of Rio felt as new as the new century. A new culture of immigration and education blossomed. New technologies of machinery-Automobiles Airplanes -advanced with blinding speed. Feminism Advertisement Democracy Global travel New journalism Tea, slander, migrant camps, uppity servants Life in Rio de Janeiro was dizzying. Vertiginous. In the giddy swirl of modernity, literary journalist Joao do Rio aimed his critical eye at a great city and society in transformation. His collection of articles,...
In 1911, Rio de Janeiro was a venerable city in a new republic just a generation old. The people of Rio felt as new as the new century. A new culture ...
