José Carlos Rodrigues: um interlocutor privilegiado nos bastidores do poder (1867-1915)

• Autor(a) principal: Junqueira, Julia Ribeiro
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Tipo de documento: Tese
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UERJ
• Texto Completo: http://www.bdtd.uerj.br/handle/1/13024
• topic: Press; Politcs; Biography; José Carlos Rodrigues; Imprensa; Política; Jornal do Commercio; Biografia; Rodrigues, J.C. (José Carlos), 1844-1922.; Brasil - História - 1867-1915; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::HISTORIA

The herein submitted thesis seeks to investigate the life history of the entrepreneur and journalist José Carlos Rodrigues (1844-1923), who was born in the state of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). This thesis particularly addresses the period of time between the years 1867 and 1915. The former date corresponds to the time José Carlos Rodrigues began to make his presence felt in the United States of America and the latter one, to his withdrawal from running Jornal do Commercio, a newspaper from the city of Rio de Janeiro, which he owned from 1890 to 1915. The present research analyses close friendships, as well as social and professional connections established by Rodrigues by means of his accession to the world of politics and business, literary circle and media in Rio de Janeiro, New York and London, cities where he lived in the specified period. The thesis also demonstrates that this extensive network of sociability was progressively created not only by the journalist s acknowledged entrepreneurial spirit, but mostly thanks to social arrangements and political alliances, through access to inside information. More than a bibliophile and philanthrope, José Carlos Rodrigues played a role in political circles, sometimes conspicuously interfering, other times associating with the power behind the throne.