the authors show, through photos, testimonials, illustrations, newspaper clippings, and curiosities, how nighttime antics shaped and articulated the cultural context of the city. 

rio cultura da noite is available in major bookstores, on-line via livraria cultura, or directly from the publisher here.

published by the state secretariat of culture and by diadorim ideias editora, one of the absolute best books about rio de janeiro's culture is cultura rj: caminhos cheios de bossa por um estado com muita raça e talento (culture rj: paths full of bossa across a state of great talent and power) - a bilingual guide showing culture, people, the material, immaterial and natural heritage of rio de janeiro.