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Title: Travelers' Tales Brazil (Travelers' Tales Guides) by Annette Haddad, Scott Doggett ISBN: 1-885211-11-2 Publisher: Travelers' Tales Inc Pub. Date: February, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (10 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: So much more fun and interesting than a typical travel guide
Comment: I so enjoyed reading about the people and places of Brazil in this book. I am hooked on "Travelers' Tales" books now. I am excited to have a deeper knowledge now of the heart of this place in preparation for my trip there. The short story format is ideal for me and the variety of entries paints a colorful picture. Anyone traveling to Brazil should pick this up for before and after the trip.
Rating: 3
Summary: This book is overrated.
Comment: Having read rave reviews, I purchased Travelers' Tales Brazil. While some of the stories are interesting, the whole book smacks of dilettantism, that is, the stories are written by rich kids who got to spend some time there and want us to know about it. I don't think having lots of short stories by lots of different dilettantes, sort of a shotgun approach, adds anything. An in-depth book by an individual, sympathetic observer would be much better. Probably a good novel of Brazil would also be much better. Travelers' Tales didn't do much for me
Rating: 5
Summary: Chocante!
Comment: Travelers Tales Guide of Brazil should be required reading for anyone applying for a Brazilian visa. The 50 travel essays capture the essence of Brazil. They're brief, mostly well-written, sometimes entertaining, and always revealing the people and culture of this dynamic country. I expected to find mostly stories about the Amazon and Rio; they're there as are so many other diverse places from Curitiba to Belem.
As an aficionado of Brazilian music, I particularly enjoyed the two articles by John Krich: Simply Irrisistible and The Guy from Ipanema. Alma Guillermoprieto gives great samba instructions for both men and women. And I learned about cachaca and capoeira, though both are fluid, one a drink and the other a beautiful martial arts performance.
It made my trip to Brazil more enjoyable.
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Title: The Brazilians by Joseph A. Page ISBN: 0201441918 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: Eat Smart in Brazil (Eat Smart, No 1) by Joan Peterson, David Peterson, Susie V. Medaris ISBN: 0964116839 Publisher: Ginkgo Press Inc. Pub. Date: 01 September, 1995 List Price(USD): $10.36 |
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Title: The Brazil Reader: History, Culture, Politics (Latin American Readers) by Robert M. Levine, John J. Crocitti ISBN: 0822322900 Publisher: Duke Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Say It in Portuguese (Brazilian) by Dover ISBN: 0486208095 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1955 List Price(USD): $4.95 |
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Title: How to Be a Carioca by Priscilla Ann Goslin ISBN: 8585556013 Publisher: Luso-Brazillian Books Pub. Date: 12 June, 1992 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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