Brazil from the inside. What's life really like in the hot land of carnivals?
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Brazil from the inside. What's life really like in the hot land of carnivals?
6.99 €
What do you know about Brazil?
You've probably heard of the vibrant and colorful carnivals celebrated here with particular gusto, have seen iconic Brazilian TV series like "Isaura the Slave" or "Clone," and are certainly familiar with Rio de Janeiro's signature landmark—the Christ the Redeemer statue, listed as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. It's the fifth-largest country in the world by area, the world's leading coffee exporter, and the only Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America. Numerous white beaches, football, capoeira, the Amazon jungle, samba and lambada, the Iguazu Falls, and the vibrant parties of Rio de Janeiro—all of this is Brazil!
The land of perpetual carnival is a surprising combination of many contrasts. Author Maria Blagushina lives in Brazil and knows many interesting things about the country and its people. In this book, she tells the unvarnished story of Brazilians' love of sports, celebrating Christmas in the hottest summer, what religion means to Brazilians, where favelas came from, whether it's legal to walk around Brazil with a cell phone in your hand, and why they don't dye eggs for Easter.
You've probably heard of the vibrant and colorful carnivals celebrated here with particular gusto, have seen iconic Brazilian TV series like "Isaura the Slave" or "Clone," and are certainly familiar with Rio de Janeiro's signature landmark—the Christ the Redeemer statue, listed as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World. It's the fifth-largest country in the world by area, the world's leading coffee exporter, and the only Portuguese-speaking country in Latin America. Numerous white beaches, football, capoeira, the Amazon jungle, samba and lambada, the Iguazu Falls, and the vibrant parties of Rio de Janeiro—all of this is Brazil!
The land of perpetual carnival is a surprising combination of many contrasts. Author Maria Blagushina lives in Brazil and knows many interesting things about the country and its people. In this book, she tells the unvarnished story of Brazilians' love of sports, celebrating Christmas in the hottest summer, what religion means to Brazilians, where favelas came from, whether it's legal to walk around Brazil with a cell phone in your hand, and why they don't dye eggs for Easter.
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