A distinção e suas normas: leituras e leitores dos manuais de etiqueta e civilidade – Rio de Janeiro, século XIX

Abstract

This articles spotlights the circulation and reading of manuals on etiquette and civillity in Rio de Janeiro during the 19th century. It also looks into how the "good society" endeavored to distinguish itself by assimilating the behavior and derocum ecommended by these books.