Rio de Janeiro and Its Coastline: History, Projects, and Carioca Identity

It would be impossible to think about the relationships between the city, the beach, and society in Rio de Janeiro without considering two aspects. The first of these is the process of the formation of Rio’s beaches, that is, the physical and urban transformations that took place during the transiti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Andreatta, Verena, Chiavari, Maria Pace, Rego, Helena
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:Brasil
Institución:Instituto Municipal de Urbanismo Pereira Passos (IPP)
Repositorio:Coleção Estudos Cariocas
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.estudoscariocas.rio.br:article/63
Acceso en línea:https://estudoscariocas.rio/index.php/ojs/article/view/63
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:orla
praia
coastline
beach
costa
playa
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Sumario:It would be impossible to think about the relationships between the city, the beach, and society in Rio de Janeiro without considering two aspects. The first of these is the process of the formation of Rio’s beaches, that is, the physical and urban transformations that took place during the transition from a port city to a beach city. The geographical characteristics of this city and its evolution over more than 440 years since its foundation ended up transforming the beaches adjacent to the historic center into a modern commercial port and a passenger port. In this process, the southern and Atlantic beaches became dedicated to leisure for the population, a fact that makes Rio a “resort city” and an important tourist hub in Brazil.