Rio de Janeiro - Carnival under Fire

Zusatztext 'Interweaving stories from his life with tales of Rio's colourful history!Castro paints a portrait of one of the most passionate cities on earth.' Informationen zum Autor 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. 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

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'Interweaving stories from his life with tales of Rio's colourful history, Castro paints a portrait of one of the most passionate cities on earth.' Express

Product details

• Authors: Ray Castro, Ruy Castro, Castro Ruy
• Assisted by: John Gledson (Translation), Gledson John (Translation)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 19.07.2004
• EAN: 9780747573319
• ISBN: 978-0-7475-7331-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Brazil, TRAVEL / South America / General, Travel & holiday