num_pages: 256
description: For one year, Alma Guillermoprieto lived in Manguiera, a village near Rio de Janeiro, to learn the ritual of samba--the sensuous song and dance marked by a rapturous beat--and to take part in Rio's renowned carnivale parade.
language: English
title: Samba
titlecomplete: Samba
genres: Anthropology, History, Academic, Music, Brazil, Nonfiction, Travel, Memoir, School
ratings_count: 220
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: General Nonfiction
publisher: Vintage