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A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro after 1889 Part I: Space and Time of Rio de Janeiro

A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro after 1889 : Part I: Space and Time of Rio de Janeiro [This chapter establishes the “temporal landscape” of Rio; that is, how space and time dynamically interact in this city. The experience of the “present” in Rio de Janeiro has been consistently defined by strong pushes towards the future and deep nostalgic pulls to the past, leading it to feel somehow perpetually “incomplete” or “in progress.” This interaction creates a temporal landscape that is characterized by absence. In that context, I contend that a glorious and particularly attractive, yet complex, decadence has been a present feature of the city since the revolution in 1889. In this chapter, I define the key concepts behind my thesis—saudades, decadence, landscape, progress—and the key historical moments from 1889 to 2016, in an initial “character study” of the city.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro after 1889 Part I: Space and Time of Rio de Janeiro

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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
ISBN
978-3-319-31200-2
Pages
15 –47
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-31201-9_2
Publisher site
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Abstract

[This chapter establishes the “temporal landscape” of Rio; that is, how space and time dynamically interact in this city. The experience of the “present” in Rio de Janeiro has been consistently defined by strong pushes towards the future and deep nostalgic pulls to the past, leading it to feel somehow perpetually “incomplete” or “in progress.” This interaction creates a temporal landscape that is characterized by absence. In that context, I contend that a glorious and particularly attractive, yet complex, decadence has been a present feature of the city since the revolution in 1889. In this chapter, I define the key concepts behind my thesis—saudades, decadence, landscape, progress—and the key historical moments from 1889 to 2016, in an initial “character study” of the city.]

Published: Aug 31, 2016

Keywords: Urban Fabric; West Zone; North Zone; National Narrative; Brazilian Context

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