In the second half of the nineteenth century, Rio de Janeiro was Brazil's major industrial city. As a crucial node in Atlantic trade, Rio was also South America's leading port. Money from the coffee plantations in the Paraiba Valley poured int o the urban economy, enabling infrastructure construction and investment in commercial enterprises. The legacy of slavery had created a profoundly unequal and racialized society. This is the backdrop to Maria-Aparecida Lopes's book, which examines the global meat networks feeding Rio's growing population.
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