| Travelers' Tales Brazil: True Stories Contributor(s): Doggett, Scott (Editor), Haddad, Annette (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1932361057 ISBN-13: 9781932361056 Publisher: Travelers' Tales OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2004 Annotation: With stories ranging from delightful to funny to cautionary and inspiring, these tales about Brazil explore the many facets of the country--from the biggest freshwater fish and the rivers they live in to the world's largest jungle. Illustrations & maps. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | South America - General - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: 918.104 |
| LCCN: 2004005991 |
| Series: Travelers' Tales Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.16" W x 8.02" (0.98 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Brazil is a land of superlatives. It has the biggenst freshwater fish and the rivers to go with them, the largest jungle, and the greatest number of species. It makes the world's best music and throws the world's wildest party. The land where primeval eets modernity teems with life--and what makes life worth living--and nothing is done in moderation. Travelers' Tales Brazil shines a light on a country where the commingling of cultures--of indiginous tribes, Portuguese colonists, West Africans--created a people who are unafraid to embrace life. The Brazilians haev a word--saudade--that means a longing for what could have been. It's a feeling as universal as the sun, but in Brazil no one, including the traveler, allows saudade to interfere with the moment. For the traveler, though, it's a feeling that lingers long after leaving Brazil. |