Rosana Barbosa Boeken

Focusing on Portuguese migration to Rio de Janeiro between 1822 and 1850, Rosana Barbosa explores how economic and social hardships in Portugal drove many to seek better opportunities in Brazil. This period coincided with Brazil's post-independence boom, particularly in the coffee industry, highlighting the significant impact of immigration on the city's development and its historical context. The book delves into the complexities of migration and the resulting cultural dynamics, as well as the themes of xenophobia that emerged during this transformative era.

The book explores the overlooked historical relationship between Brazil and Canada, utilizing primary sources to provide a comprehensive analysis. It serves as the first in-depth study of this connection, expanding on existing historiography and offering fresh interpretative avenues for future research.

This book aims to use soccer as a tool to understand key elements of Brazil’s history from the overthrown of the Monarchy in 1889 to the 1930 Revolution that brought Getulio Vargas to power―the so called First Republic. More specifically, this book will show that the advent of soccer and the reactions of the elites toward this sport can be understood primarily as a consequence of the desire of the new Republic―crucially influenced by racist attitudes integral to Social Darwinism―to be included within the white civilized world. Thus, racism during the early years of football in that country was influenced by the eurocentric views of the world in racial terms and the Brazilian elites desire to be accepted by the civilized white world.