The distance between the ephemeral city and the memory of the stones: architecture and hierarchy in Rio de Janeiro during the reign of Dom João

Abstract

The article discusses the use of ephemeral architecture as means of consolidating the Court Society in Rio de Janeiro during the reign of Dom João. Regarding these manifestations in their dialogue with the Baroque, we defend the existence of a hierarchical relationship between the ideal city, manifested in ephemeral apparatuses, and the material one. This, the dark city, of the physical and social inaccuracies, of the noises and bad smell; that, the illuminated city, of the symmetrical and hierarchical ordering of spaces and bodies, of music and perfume. The comparison between both, regarding their limits and intersections, determines the route followed by the text.

Keywords

• Arquitetura Efêmera
• Hierarquia
• Rio de Janeiro
• Período Joanino