An introduction to the fiction of public works -- Conquering the dark: literature, lighting, and public space in Rio de Janeiro in the early 1900s -- The spectacle of light: a public works company in southeastern Brazil (1906-71) -- Brasilia: the real and promised city in 1960s Brazilian literature -- Fiction and massive public works during the Brazilian military regime (1964-85) -- Sao Paulo's failed public works in Ferrez's Capuo pecado and Luiz Ruffatois eles eram muitos cavalos
Summary
"Brazil under Construction tracks how Brazil's major public works projects and the fiction surrounding them mark a twofold construction of the nation: the functional construction of the country's public infrastructure and the symbolic construction of nationhood"--Provided by publisher
