{"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. All supporting material is written by Giovanna Dealtry, researcher and professor of Brazilian literature at the Institute of Letters of the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159450730748,"sku":"9786558470328","price":79.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/34a5bc65db697f15c11c95eaba27f129.jpg?v=1778876338","url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/products\/vida-vertiginosa","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}