The Carioca elite and its ashamed poverty

In 1938, a charity institution called Apoio Fraternal was established in Rio de Janeiro with the intention to help exclusively those who had lost their fortune and status and needed help. The help was kept in secret and included monetary and religious assistance. This article intends to examine this...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Freitas, Ana Vasconcellos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:Brasil
Institución:Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV)
Repositorio:Estudos Históricos (Rio de Janeiro)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.periodicos.fgv.br:article/16175
Acceso en línea:https://periodicos.fgv.br/reh/article/view/16175
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:poverty
elite
social class
catholicism
pobreza
classe social
catolicismo
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Sumario:In 1938, a charity institution called Apoio Fraternal was established in Rio de Janeiro with the intention to help exclusively those who had lost their fortune and status and needed help. The help was kept in secret and included monetary and religious assistance. This article intends to examine this ashamed poverty and show the tensions and conflicts related with the belonging to a specific social group. The institution is still in operation and the sources used in this paper are part of its files.