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1. 1. Mauá

   

   A compact biography tracing the rise and fall of a 19th-century Brazilian entrepreneur who spearheaded industrialization and modern infrastructure: building railways, shipyards, banks and factories while promoting technological innovation and economic reform. The narrative follows his bold investments and political maneuvering within the imperial system, the conflicts and setbacks that undermined his fortunes, and the contested legacy he left as both a pioneering modernizer and a cautionary example of entrepreneurial risk in a volatile political economy.

2. 2. City Of Walls

   Crime, Segregation, and Citizenship in São Paulo

   

   An ethnographic study of São Paulo that shows how fear of crime, rising inequality, and privatized security have turned the city into a landscape of fortified buildings, gated communities, and restricted public spaces. The book analyzes how these physical barriers and security practices both reflect and reproduce social segregation, erode shared public life, and reshape ideas of citizenship and urban belonging.