Title: Laws of chance : Brazil's clandestine lottery and the making of urban public life /
Authors: Chazkel, Amy, 1967-
Publisher: Duke University Press,
Year: 2011
Subjects: Gambling Brazil Rio de Janeiro History; Gambling and crime Brazil Rio de Janeiro History; Gambling Law and legislation Brazil Rio de Janeiro History; Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) Social life and customs
Contents: Origins of the Jogo do Bicho -- The rules of the game -- An underworld of goods -- Playing with money in republican Rio de Janeiro -- Lives of the players -- Vale o escrito.