Brazilian Steel Town
Download or Read eBook Brazilian Steel Town PDF written by Massimiliano Mollona and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2019-11-04 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Massimiliano Mollona |
| Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
| Total Pages | : 334 |
| Release | : 2019-11-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781789204346 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1789204348 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Brazilian Steel Town by : Massimiliano Mollona
Book excerpt: Volta Redonda is a Brazilian steel town founded in the 1940s by dictator Getúlio Vargas on an ex-coffee valley as a powerful symbol of Brazilian modernization. The city’s economy, and consequently its citizen’s lives, revolves around the Companha Siderurgica Nacional (CSN), the biggest industrial complex in Latin America. Although the glory days of the CSN have long passed, the company still controls life in Volta Redonda today, creating as much dispossession as wealth for the community. Brazilian Steel Town tells the story of the people tied to this ailing giant – of their fears, hopes, and everyday struggles.
