Title: RIO DE JANEIRO: CARNIVAL UNDER FIRE; TRANS. BY JOHN GLEDSON
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.
Subjects: Rio de janeiro (brazil), Brazil, description and travel, Brazil, social life and customs, Brazil, history, Description and travel, Social life and customs, History