As Cariocas

by Stanislaw Ponte Preta

As Cariocas é a estréia de Sérgio Porto, também conhecido como Stanislaw Ponte Preta, na novelística brasileira. São seis histórias em que o ilustríssimo autor interpreta a psicologia da componente mais bela deste Rio feito de belezas: a mulher.

Genres: Fiction, Short Stories, Portuguese Literature

164 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1967

About the author

Sérgio Marcus Rangel Porto (January 11, 1923 in Rio de Janeiro – September 30, 1968) was a Brazilian columnist, writer, broadcaster and composer. He was better known by his pen name Stanislaw Ponte Preta.[1]

Sergio began his journalistic career in the late 1940s, working in publications such as Sombra and Manchete magazines and newspapers Ultima Hora, Tribuna da Imprensa and Diário Carioca. In the same period Tomás Santa Rosa also acted in several newspapers and newsletters as an illustrator. It was then that the character Stanislaw Ponte Preta and his satirical and critical chronicles was born, a creation of Sergio along with Santa Rosa - the character's first illustrator - inspired by the character Serafim Ponte Grande by Oswald de Andrade. Porto has also contributed to music publications and wrote musical shows for nightclubs, as well as composing the song "Samba do Crioulo Doido" for revue theater.

He was also the creator and producer of the beauty pageant's As Certinhas do Lalau, which featured vedettes such as Anilza Leoni, Diana Morel, Rose Rondelli, Maria Pompeo,and Irma Alvarez, and of the FEBEAPÁ - Festival de Besteira que Assola o País (Festival of Nonsense which Sweeps the Country),a news satire column where he made corrosive jokes against the military dictatorship, and the social moralism of his time.[2][3] Porto died in 1968, before the dictatorship's Institutional Act n°5, that established censorship in the Brazilian press.

Reviews

[Bruno Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

As Cariocas is a collection of chronicles by Sérgio Porto originally published in 1967. It has 6 chronicles addressing different plots, but all with two things in common: each chronicle is set in a Rio de Janeiro neighborhood and is starred by a beautiful heroine native of Rio de Janeiro - called “Carioca”.

While reading this book, you cans define you feel and experience the vibe and the life in Rio.

[Paulo Neto · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sérgio Porto escreveu alguns contos muito bons neste livro, como "A Noiva do Catete", "A Currada de Madureira" e "A Desquitada da Tijuca". No entanto, "A Grã-Fina de Copacabana" me pareceu um conto bem mediano e "A Donzela da Televisão" acaba se destacando negativamente por ser extremamente inverossímil. Mesmo assim, recomendo-o para aqueles que procuram uma leitura rápida e despretensiosa. :)

[Peter Kampjes · Rating 4 out of 5]

A collection of humerous tales involving Cariocas (Women from Rio de Janeiro). The first tales are hilarious however nearer the end the tales have a little more malice. A great light-hearted read though.

[Fabio C. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Rio de Janeiro urban tales from the 60’s. Racy short stories which sometimes are entertaining, sometimes makes me wonder if those really reflect any of the society of the time.

[Pedro Souza · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sensacional.

[Eric Rocha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Preferia esse moço nas crônicas