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3. An Underworld of Goods

© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

© 2020 Duke University Press, Durham, USA

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Tables xi
  5. About the Series xiii
  6. Acknowledgments xv
  7. A Note on Brazilian Currency and Orthography xix
  8. Introduction 1
  9. 1. Origins of the Jogo do Bicho 27
  10. 2. The Rules of the Game 69
  11. 3. An Underworld of Goods 101
  12. 4. Playing with Money in Republican Rio de Janeiro 141
  13. 5. Lives of the Players 165
  14. 6. Vale o Escrito 205
  15. Epilogue 253
  16. Notes 269
  17. Glossary of Portuguese Terms 313
  18. Bibliography 315
  19. Index 339
Laws of Chance
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https://doi.org/10.1515/9780822394020-009

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. Illustrations ix
  4. Tables xi
  5. About the Series xiii
  6. Acknowledgments xv
  7. A Note on Brazilian Currency and Orthography xix
  8. Introduction 1
  9. 1. Origins of the Jogo do Bicho 27
  10. 2. The Rules of the Game 69
  11. 3. An Underworld of Goods 101
  12. 4. Playing with Money in Republican Rio de Janeiro 141
  13. 5. Lives of the Players 165
  14. 6. Vale o Escrito 205
  15. Epilogue 253
  16. Notes 269
  17. Glossary of Portuguese Terms 313
  18. Bibliography 315
  19. Index 339
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