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Carnival Caricatures: Carnival and Humor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Carnival Caricatures: Carnival and Humor in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Series: Latin American Studies Book

General Latin American HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic StudiesGeneral Sociology

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ISBN10: 3031614976
ISBN13: 9783031614972
Publisher: Springer
Published: Aug 8 2025
Pages: 398
Language: English

​This work analyzes carnival in Rio de Janeiro through the irreverent view disclosed by the illustrated Brazilian magazines Fon-Fon! and Careta. For such purpose, texts and illustrations elaborated by great names in caricature and literature were used, as well as by journalists who remained anonymous due to the fact that their chronicles and articles did not carry their signatures. The way in which carnival was dealt with in said publications, was intimately related to the world view which intellectuals enjoyed, the Belle Epoque, and to the readers of these magazines: the urban middle classes and part of the elite. To understand both the view and the type of humoristic approach used, songs and the works of chronicle writers, memorialists and historians who worked on the theme were also investigated. At the end, what could be verified through the study of these publications was the importance that carnival enjoyed in the lives of those men of letters and brushes, and how relevant was the counterpart which they made possible not only to readers, but also to us, historians.

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