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A reforma urbana e a Light: uma revolução na cidade. Rio de Janerio - início do século XX

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  • Elisabeth von der Weid

    (Fundação Casa de Rui Barbosa, Rio de Janeiro)

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The article begins by analysing the life conditions in Rio de Janeiro and the main rules of the urban reform implemented by the Federal Government and by the mayor, Pereira Passos, at the beginning of the 20th century. Next, it examines the arrival of The Rio de Janeiro Tramway Light & Power Co. Ltd. during a climax of urban works. This combination of events trade it easier for the Company to install the underground electrical cables, modify the gauges and the path of the tramway lines, and to change completely the German telephonic system into the American one. The analysis stresses the rapidity and objectivity of the company's action and its effects on the urban expansion as well as on the capital's everyday life.

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  • Elisabeth von der Weid, 2003. "A reforma urbana e a Light: uma revolução na cidade. Rio de Janerio - início do século XX," História Econômica & História de Empresas, ABPHE, vol. 6(1), pages 65-85, January-J.
    • Handle: RePEc:abp:hehehe:v:6:y:2003:i:1:p:65-85
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    JEL classification:

    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • O15 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • N96 - Economic History - - Regional and Urban History - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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