Do espaço colonial ao espaço da modernidade: os esportes na vida urbana do Rio de Janeiro

Authors

  • Gilmar Mascarenhas de Jesus

Abstract

The weak structure of Brazilian colonial urbanization was characterized by few public spaces, with limited uses. The general modernization process, which started in middle 19th century, sped up urbanization and increased the dinamization of urban public spaces. We believe that the massive introduction of sports in urban life is an expression of this movement. In this paper we study Rio de Janeiro city between 1890 and 1920, using it as an example of the process of adoption of sports, its exibition and its context in time-space.

Published

2007-05-12