EMBODIED DEVILS: CARNIVAL AND FREEDOM IN THE STREETS OF RIO DE JANEIRO (1879-1888)

Authors

  • Eric Brasil Nepomuceno UFF

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.12957/tecap.2013.10214

Keywords:

CARNIVAL, RIO DE JANEIRO, SLAVERY ABOLITION, LITTLE DEVILS.

Abstract

This article aims at understanding the ways and choices made by people of color to reach spaces of autonomy and participation in carnival and society, starting at the carnivals of Rio in 1880s; the article also addresses the construction by journalists and public authorities on the subject. For this, it takes as its object of study a carnival costume that, in the last decade ofexistence of slavery in Brazil, stood out in the streets of Rio de Janeiro: the little devil costume. The subjects who wore this costume contributed to the discussions on the boundaries ofcitizenship and freedom in the streets of the city on the eve of the abolition of slavery.

Published

2013-11-01

How to Cite

Nepomuceno, E. B. (2013). EMBODIED DEVILS: CARNIVAL AND FREEDOM IN THE STREETS OF RIO DE JANEIRO (1879-1888). Textos Escolhidos De Cultura E Arte Populares, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.12957/tecap.2013.10214

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