Ordering Paradise: the Landscape of the City of Rio de Janeiro on Postcards (1900-1930)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36403/espacoaberto.2017.3196

Keywords:

Rio de Janeiro, Landscape, Postcard.

Abstract

The objective of this work is to interpret and understand the symbolic construction of the image of the city of Rio de Janeiro, based on the reading of the Carioca landscapes presented in postcards. A reflection on the representations of tropical paradise and the modern city is presented using postcards for the period 1900-1930. The dominant theme identified is that of a distinctive ordering of paradise in which Rio de Janeiro is protrayed as the marvelous city and becomes its mark to this day.

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Author Biography

Rachel de Almeida Moura, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)

Bacharelado e Licenciatura em Geografia pela UERJ

Mestrado em geografia pela UERJ

Professora da rede municipal e estadual de ensino do Rio de Janeiro

Doutoranda do curso de pos-graduação em geografia da UFRJ

 

Published

2017-06-16

How to Cite

MOURA, Rachel de Almeida. Ordering Paradise: the Landscape of the City of Rio de Janeiro on Postcards (1900-1930). Espaço Aberto, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, v. 7, n. 1, p. 33–52, 2017. DOI: 10.36403/espacoaberto.2017.3196. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufrj.br/index.php/EspacoAberto/article/view/3196. Acesso em: 30 jun. 2024.