the project was conceived by juliana de varvalho, the founder of bang filmes e produções - the book, published in 2014, is followed by a film documentary being published in 2015 that tells the story of rio's founding, expansion and transformation over the years in video format.

both the book and the film are the result of extensive research and interviews with individuals deemed to be experts of rio's cultural and societal history and development - published by bang filmes, são sebastião do rio de janeiro: a formação de uma cidade is available online via livraria travessa on this link, or via livraria leonardo da vinci here.

history of rio de janeiro streets (história das ruas do rio), written by brasil gerson, is considered to be one of the greatest books ever written about the city of rio de janeiro.