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Author:
Barbassa, Juliana, author.
Title:
Dancing with the devil in the City of God : Rio de Janeiro and the Olympic dream / Juliana Barbassa.
Edition:
First Touchstone trade paperback edition.
Publisher:
Touchstone,
Copyright Date:
2016
Description:
xxiii, 328 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Subject:
Barbassa, Juliana--Travel--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Barbassa, Juliana--Travel--Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
City and town life--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Social change--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Social problems--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
Economic development--Rio de Janeiro.--Rio de Janeiro.
City and town life--Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Social change--Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Social problems--Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social life and customs.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social conditions.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Description and travel.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Economic conditions.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social life and customs.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Social conditions.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Description and travel.
Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)--Economic conditions.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-305) and index.
Summary:
A portrait of the city of Rio de Janeiro describes how the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games have prompted resolutions for long-standing regional challenges--including drug wars, corruption, and urban decline.
ISBN:
1476756260
9781476756264
LCCN:
bl2016025043
Locations:
DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)

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