Revised edition, with new cover, of the most respected biography of João do Rio, written by João Carlos Rodrigues
Considered by his contemporaries the most complex man of his time, Paulo Emílio Coelho Barreto, known as João do Rio, was born practically poor and rose through the ranks, achieving fame and the hatred it evoked. As a journalist, he was a historic innovator of the Brazilian press, fusing reporting and chronicling into a new, highly personal genre. As a citizen and artist, he was the incomparable archetype of his time.
Working in the press since his adolescence, restless and attentive to people, João do Rio, a plump black man, had a nose for novelty among the working classes and the latest arrivals from Europe. He joined the Brazilian Academy of Letters at 29. He had no lack of courage or virulence to criticize some of the bigwigs of the Old Republic. He loved both boys and women, like the French ballerina Isadora Duncan.
This is all that João do Rio: Life, Passion, and Work tells us, this unmissable biography written by João Carlos Rodrigues, which returns to bookstores in a revised version with a new cover. Here we are introduced to João do Rio's captivating personality and led to relive the fascination of the late Belle Époque that Brazil experienced. As acclaimed chronicler João Antônio notes on the book's blurb: "His rhythm, as novelistic as it is cinematic, recovers a rich, distinctive, unprecedented, and intensely Brazilian humanity."
