The colorful history, inhabitants, beach life, sports, music, favelas, festivals, and culture of Rio de Janeiro come to life in an entertaining portrait of the Brazilian city, set against the backdrop of Carnival. 15,000 first printing.
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Ruy Castro is a writer and journalist whose books include two classics about bossa
nova, a biography of the soccer star Garrincha, and an encyclopedia of Ipanema. He has also edited a compendium of 1,600 poisonous bons mots called Bad Humor and written two novels for children. His book Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World was published in the U.S. in 2000.
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
Zustand: Good. First Edition. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 8379055-6
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Anbieter: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, USA
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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers GOR002035857
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Anbieter: The Bookworm, Oroville, CA, USA
Hardbound. Zustand: Very Good. 1st U.S. Edition, 1st Printing. Description: Part of the publisher's series, The Writer and the City. Other books in the series include 30 Days in Sydney: A Wildly Distorted Account by Peter Carey and Florence, A Delicate Case by David Leavitt. ''In this vibrant portrait, Ruy Castro deles into the past and present of Rio, where even in periods of comparative calm there has always been a palpable excitement in the air. While poets flirted with prim young ladies in coffeehouses during the belle époque, revolts were being plotted that almost destroyed the city. We learn how the iconic wave-patterned mosaics of Copacabana pavements were baptized with blood, and how more than a hundred years before the girl from Ipanema passed by, the girls fro Ouvidor Street adopted French chic, and never really gave it up. With his own Carioca good humor and great storytelling gifts, Ruy Castro brings the reader close to the flames.'' BINDING/CONDITION: pictorial boards; a Very Good book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. glossary. Map endpapers. small 8vo (about 7.5 inches tall). 244 pages. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 070535
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Anbieter: Jane Atwood, Louisville, KY, USA
Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Book and dj are in near fine condition with a mylar wrapper, series with best writers reveal secrets of their cities. Great read! Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 005328
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Anbieter: Russell Books, Victoria, BC, Kanada
Zustand: Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers FORT893189
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