Vol. 23 No. 1 (2017): Locus - Revista de História
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A civilized fun – skating in 19th century Rio de Janeiro (1872-1892)

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  • Victor Andrade de Melo
DOI: https://doi.org/10.34019/2594-8296.2017.v23.20843

Published 2017-02-16 — Updated on 2021-04-24

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Keywords

  • Skating,
  • Leisure,
  • Modernity

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Melo, Victor Andrade de. (2017) 2021. “A Civilized Fun – Skating in 19th Century Rio De Janeiro (1872-1892)”. Locus: History Journal 23 (1). https://doi.org/10.34019/2594-8296.2017.v23.20843.

Copyright (c) 2017 Victor Andrade de Melo

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Abstract

This article discusses the presence of skating in the Rio de Janeiro city between 1872 and 1892, a moment when grew up public amusements and they were underway significant social and policies changes. This was a practice that, in the international context, was symbolically related to modernity. In the Court society, skating was an indicator of the circulation of progress and civilization ideas.

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