RIO DE JANEIRO: CARNIVAL UNDER FIRE; TRANS. BY JOHN GLEDSON.
Series: WRITER AND THE CITY
Publisher: BLOOMSBURY; Stanford University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: LONDON
Language: und; eng
Number of pages: 244
Description: 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. -- Publisher description.