Michael Sommers is an expert on Brazilian life--he's lived there for 13 years. In "Moon Living Abroad in Brazil," he provides firsthand tips on everything from climate to culture, all in an easy-to-understand manner.
"Moon Living Abroad in Brazil" is packed with essential information and[...]
The economy is heading for a wrenching adjustment that will push living standards down. Brazil, however, has already learned its inflation lesson and is reinstituting credit back into the society. This will provide outsized growth prospects for the next decade making Brazil what author James Dale Da[...]
Get lost in one of Pernambuco's colourful colonial towns before heading to Taumbau's beautiful beachfront and admiring the turquoise green ocean while soaking up Brazilian sunrays. Footprintfocus Recife & Northeast is the perfect companion for the adventurous traveller wanting to get the most out of[...]
This is the breakthrough trader's guide on how to spot - and profit from - news-driven market swings. The hardcover edition of "If It's Raining in Brazil, Buy Starbucks" first introduced Professor Peter Navarro's authoritative "macrotrading" system to traders around the world. Now let this paperback[...]
Deep in the heart of Rio, a new gang has emerged in the favelas. A gang with a sinister reputation, heavy-duty weaponry and a seemingly limitless drug supply. Recruited by the shady organization Trojan Industries, teenage tearaway Luiz Alves must gain initiation, infiltrate the gang and find out who[...]
Brazil is one of the most important but puzzling countries in the world. A nation of 200 million people, it has vast natural resource reserves, rich cultural traditions, a middle class undergoing explosive growth, and social welfare policies that are models for much of the world ('la bolsa familia,'[...]
This book examines the vibrant field of documentary filmmaking in Brazil from the transition to democracy in 1985 to the present. Marked by significant efforts toward the democratization of Brazil's highly unequal society, this period also witnessed the documentary's rise to unprecedented vitality i[...]
The largest and most important country in Latin America, Brazil was the first to succumb to the military coups that struck that region in the 1960s and the early 1970s. In this authoritative study, Thomas E. Skidmore, one of America's leading experts on Latin America and, in particular, on Brazil, o[...]
Music in Brazil is one of several case-study volumes that can be used along with Thinking Musically, the core book in the Global Music Series. Thinking Musically incorporates music from many diverse cultures and establishes the framework for exploring the practice of music around the world. It sets [...]
Brazil's bird diversity is one of the richest in the world. And yet there has never been a comprehensive field guide to this splendid and elusive avifauna. Until now. The carefully vetted text and images are the first to cover the full range of bird life in this vast and varied country. The more tha[...]
Now brought up to date in a new edition, Brazil traces the history of Brazil over the last 500 years. Considered one of the most lively and informative of it's kind, this text employs a political and economic narrative while still including relevant information on society and culture.[...]
In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazil's history, culture, and booming economy. Going beyond the popular stereotypes of samba, supermodels, and soccer, he shows us a stunning and varied landscape--from breathtaking trop[...]
Focuses on the events and cultural forces which have shaped Brazil's history from its discovery by the Portuguese.[...]
Packed with photographs and illustrations, this title includes insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of Brazil effortlessly. It also offers detailed listings that will guide you to the hotels, restaurants, bars and shops for all budgets.[...]
The Rough Guide to Brazil Discover this vast and varied South American countrywith the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether youplan to hit the beaches of Rio, take a boat up the Amazon or explore thegorgeous colonial towns of Minas Gerais, The Rough Guide to Brazil willsho[...]
With its new political and cultural affiliations with the Middle East and the renewed visibility of the country's millions of practicing Muslims and those with Middle Eastern roots, Brazil may offer valuable lessons for countries transformed by the "Arab Spring." This groundbreaking collection revea[...]
Sergio Buarque de Holanda's Roots of Brazil is one of the iconic books on Brazilian history, society, and culture. Originally published in 1936, it appears here for the first time in an English language translation with a foreword, 'Why Read Roots of Brazil Today?' by Pedro Meira Monteiro, one of th[...]