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Biografisk notat
Bryan McCann is a leading social and cultural historian of Brazil. He is the author of several books about the history of Brazil and Rio de Janeiro in particular, including Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil (2004) and Hard Times in the Marvelous City: From Dictatorship to Democracy in the Favelas of Rio de Janeiro (2014). He is Professor and Chair of the Department of History at Georgetown University.
'A lucid tour de force, full of illuminating detours. This brilliant book captures the multi-faceted city for newcomers and invites seasoned experts to rediscover it.' Bruno Carvalho, author of Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro
'Lyrically written, creatively conceived, and bound to fascinate readers at every level of familiarity with Rio, the book draws together ten moments that range from the recent and well-known to less visible moments from the more distant past.' Benjamin A. Cowan, author of Moral Majorities across the Americas: Brazil, the United States, and the Creation of the Religious Right
'A Black city torn between formality and informality, Rio de Janeiro is a vivid portrait of its cultural history. Through McCann's compelling book, one can understand why Rio has for centuries reinvented itself at every corner.' Pedro Meira Monteiro, Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University
'A lucid tour de force, full of illuminating detours. This brilliant book captures the multi-faceted city for newcomers and invites seasoned experts to rediscover it.' Bruno Carvalho, author of Porous City: A Cultural History of Rio de Janeiro
'Lyrically written, creatively conceived, and bound to fascinate readers at every level of familiarity with Rio, the book draws together ten moments that range from the recent and well-known to less visible moments from the more distant past.' Benjamin A. Cowan, author of Moral Majorities across the Americas: Brazil, the United States, and the Creation of the Religious Right
'A Black city torn between formality and informality, Rio de Janeiro is a vivid portrait of its cultural history. Through McCann's compelling book, one can understand why Rio has for centuries reinvented itself at every corner.' Pedro Meira Monteiro, Arthur W. Marks '19 Professor of Spanish and Portuguese, Princeton University