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Item Details
| Title:
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RIO DE JANEIRO
CARNIVAL UNDER FIRE |
| By: |
Ruy Castro |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1408820722 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781408820728 |
| Publisher: |
BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC (DIGITAL) |
| Pub. date: |
15 December, 2010 |
| Pages: |
256 |
| Description: |
In this vibrant portrait, Ruy Castro draws on Rio's past, showing that even in periods of comparative calm, there has always been a palpable excitement in the air - the feeling of a carnival under fire. |
| Synopsis: |
Occupying what is arguably the most breathtakingly beautiful site in the world, the people of Rio - the Cariocas - tell their stories: of cannibals charming European intellectuals; of elegant slaves and their shabby masters; of how a casual chat between two people drinking coffee on Avenida Rio Branco could affect world coffee markets; of an awesome beach life; of favelas, drugs, police, carnival, football and music. With his own Carioca good humour and spellbinding storytelling gifts, Ruy Castro brings the reader thrillingly close to the flames. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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