Origin of the Epithet “Marvelous City” to designate the City of Rio de Janeiro

Legend and Truth

Authors

  • Ivo Korytowski Autor/a

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23927/issn.2526-1347.RIHGB.2022(488):265-294

Keywords:

Cidade Maravilhosa, Rio de Janeiro, Coelho Neto

Abstract

In the first part of the article, I dispel the widespread myth that the writer Coelho Neto created the epithet “Cidade Maravilhosa” (Marvellous City) to designate the city of Rio de Janeiro. In the second part, I try to unravel the real origin of the epithet by showing that it was first used to designate the National Exhibition of 1908, and later the “New Rio” resulting from the urban reforms carried out of Pereira Passos, until it finally became popular in the carnival song Cidade Maravilhosa.

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Author Biography

  • Ivo Korytowski

    Escritor com duas obras premiadas pela UBE-RJ, tradutor consagrado, lexicógrafo, filósofo graduado e licenciado pela UFRJ, pesquisador da história do Rio. Tem colaborações publicadas na Revista Brasileira da ABL, revista Littera, revista Ficções, revista Pilares da História e jornal O Trem Itabirano.

Published

2022-04-30

Issue

Section

Communications

How to Cite

KORYTOWSKI, Ivo. Origin of the Epithet “Marvelous City” to designate the City of Rio de Janeiro: Legend and Truth. Revista do Instituto Histórico e Geográfico Brasileiro, Rio de Janeiro, v. 183, n. 488, p. 265–294, 2022. DOI: 10.23927/issn.2526-1347.RIHGB.2022(488):265-294. Disponível em: https://rihgb.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/44. Acesso em: 24 may. 2026.

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