OS CAPOEIRAS - Plácido de Abreu (1886)

Modernized edition, historical and linguistic notes, specialized glossary and critical contextualization

Author: Plácido de Abreu (original author) and Paulo Lopes (notes and contextualization)

Edição original: 1886 | Current edition: 2026

Editor: Stafffighter’s Library

Language: English

NOTE: See the Portuguese version of this edition

Presentation

Originally published in 1886, Os Capoeiras is the first novel entirely dedicated to urban capoeira in nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro...

More than a novel of intrigue, Os Capoeiras is a literary historical document...

This edition presents the complete text, carefully revised, with historical and linguistic notes, a specialized glossary...

Contents (summary)

Editor's Notes;
Two Words from the Author Plácido de Abreu;
Historical novel in 8 chapters;
Glossary.

urban capoeira narrative brazilian literature 19th century nineteenth-century brazilian culture social life in old brazil capoeiras rio de janeiro history of carioca capoeira

Technical details

Formato: A5+ 15,6 × 23,4 cm
Páginas: 88
ISBN: 979-8242450264
Papel: White 80g
Impressão: Black & White
Acabamento: Paperback

Editorial notes

Os Capoeiras — the first novel dedicated to urban capoeira, transports the reader to nineteenth-century Rio de Janeiro...