Rio De Janeiro
Seiten
2004
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-7331-9 (ISBN)
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (Verlag)
978-0-7475-7331-9 (ISBN)
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Drawing on Rio De Janeiro's past, this work shows that even in periods of comparative calm, there has always been a palpable excitement in the air - the feeling of a carnival under fire.
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 faveals, 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.
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 faveals, 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.
Ruy Castro is a writer and journalist whose books include two classics about Bossa Nova, a biography of the immortal footballer Garrincha and an encyclopaedia of Ipanema. He has also edited a compendium of 1,600 poisonous bons mots called Bad Humour and two novels for children. His book Bossa Nova: The Story of Brazilian Music that Seduced the World was published in the US in 2001.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.7.2004 |
|---|---|
| Übersetzer | John Gledson |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 111 x 178 mm |
| Gewicht | 291 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Südamerika | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-7475-7331-X / 074757331X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-7475-7331-9 / 9780747573319 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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