O cotidiano do subúrbio carioca na obra o galo de ouro de Rachel de Queiroz

Abstract

In this article we will cover the work O Galo de Ouro written by Rachel de Queiroz in the first half of the twentieth century focusing on the daily expressed in religious rituals like Candomblé, the design of the "malandro" carioca, represented by one of the novel's characters, and the “game the animal”, which was an important source of income for people humble suburban Rio. We start from the concept of everyday life to express the possibility of the use of literature as a source for the construction of historical knowledge.