{"title":"João do Rio","description":"\u003cp\u003eJoão do Rio, principal pseudônimo de João Paulo Emílio Cristóvão dos Santos Coelho Barreto (1881-1921), ingressou no jornalismo aos 17 anos, em \u003cem\u003eA Tribuna\u003c\/em\u003e. Trabalhou nos jornais \u003cem\u003eCidade do Rio\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGazeta de Notícias\u003c\/em\u003e e \u003cem\u003eO Paiz\u003c\/em\u003e, além de escrever para outros periódicos. Em 1920, fundou \u003cem\u003eA Pátria\u003c\/em\u003e. Percorria a cidade em busca de material para suas histórias, fossem reportagens, contos ou crônicas — gêneros que à época ainda se confundiam. Ao todo, publicou 26 livros, incluindo romances, ensaios e peças de teatro. Em 1908, escreveu \u003cem\u003eA alma encantadora das ruas\u003c\/em\u003e, uma de suas obras mais celebradas, e dois anos depois foi eleito para a Academia Brasileira de Letras. Do autor, a José Olympio publica \u003cem\u003eAs religiões no Rio\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"vida-vertiginosa","title":"Vertiginous life","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eJoão do Rio's classic gets its first annotated edition, historically and culturally contextualizing Rio de Janeiro portrayed through the eyes of one of Brazil's greatest chroniclers.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Vida Vertiginosa\"\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the greatest works on the Carioca \u003cem\u003eBelle Époque\u003c\/em\u003e . In it, João do Rio takes an investigative look at Rio de Janeiro, then the capital of a Brazil undergoing a rapid modernization process. In 1903, Mayor Pereira Passos initiated a series of hygiene, urban planning, and customs reforms, primarily aimed at adapting the city to European development standards. João do Rio's pioneering chronicle is the result of his wanderings, his \u003cem\u003eflânerie\u003c\/em\u003e , through a bustling city undergoing complete transformation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1911, \u003cem\u003eVida vertiginosa\u003c\/em\u003e is the creative testimony of a man who recorded and conceived of a new world that was only just beginning to appear. A world that, with its characteristically profound speed, has never stopped multiplying and accelerating at breakneck speed. The book's timeliness speaks for itself: guided by one of the greatest Brazilian chroniclers of all time, its readers are one step closer to discovering themselves as characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e The 25 chronicles gathered in \u003cem\u003eVida vertiginosa\u003c\/em\u003e address themes such as competitiveness in the professional environment, the parallel reality experienced in the favelas, the inferiority complex as a legacy of the colonial past, the decline of the educational system, the privacy crisis, nascent feminism and the importance given to appearances, aspects already present in society at the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThis is the first annotated edition of this classic, created to provide contemporary readers with an understanding of the historical and cultural context of Rio de Janeiro during the \u003cem\u003eBelle Époque\u003c\/em\u003e . The edition also includes an introduction, chronology, and bibliography by the author. 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This voracious and addictive need transformed him into a professional listener and bequeathed to us the wanderings of a street translator. Through his writings, Rio de Janeiro ceased to be the capital of a fledgling Republic, striving to Frenchify itself, to become \"the city of João do Rio.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eThis city was the birthplace of Luiz Antonio Simas, a writer who always had João do Rio as a tutor for his random curiosity. This teaching, with a radically democratic bias, gave life to a chronicle of the \"enchanted body\": hand in hand with João do Rio, Simas deepened his interest in the people of Rio de Janeiro and realized that the city's true history lies hidden in the mouths of each of its residents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e This lesson, which pains the letters of encyclopedias, resurfaces in this stubborn fate, which still today yearns for new ears. Here, then, we have the rare opportunity to revisit \u003cem\u003eThe Enchanting Soul of the Streets\u003c\/em\u003e with Luiz Antonio Simas's notes as a companion. A journey through Rio de Janeiro of yesteryear, which, in any weather, persists in retaining its fascination at every corner. This is definitely a city made to be lost in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159577215228,"sku":"9786558471837","price":59.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/55709ca18ce4e714a3920adb3dfac8eb_55e94ac2-e39a-4603-b5a5-7797973e02f2.jpg?v=1778815417"},{"product_id":"as-religioes-no-rio","title":"Religions in Rio","description":"Initially published as a report, Religions in Rio offers a captivating survey of the mysteries of faith in 20th-century Rio de Janeiro: Protestantism, Satanism, Jews, Spiritists, Catholics, and much more. 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