A capital federal (impressões de um sertanejo) by Henrique Coelho Netto

"A Capital Federal (Impressões de um Sertanejo)" by Henrique Coelho Netto is a novel published as a serial from 1892 to 1893. A young man from rural Minas Gerais visits Rio de Janeiro for eight days in the newly proclaimed Republic. Staying with his wealthy uncle, he encounters the sophisticated "high-life" of the capital—elegant cafés, theaters, gambling, and high society. Yet beneath the glamour lie deeper questions about civilization, progress, and belonging. Will the seductions of urban life captivate him, or will he long for the simplicity of his countryside home? (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Coelho Netto, Henrique, 1864-1934
Title A capital federal (impressões de um sertanejo)
Original Publication Portugal: Lelo & Irmão, 1915.
Note Wikipedia page about this book: pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Capital_Federal_(Impress%C3%B5es_de_um_Sertanejo)
Credits The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Reading Level Reading ease score: 54.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Language Portuguese
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Brazilian literature
Subject Romance fiction, Brazilian
Category Text
eBook-No. 70121
Release Date
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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