Rio de Janeiro
Ruy Castro · 2004 · 244 pages
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"In this portrait, Ruy Castro delves into the past and present of Rio, where even in periods of comparative calm there has always been a palpable excitement in the air." "While poets flirted with prim young ladies in coffehouses during the belle epoque, revolts were being plotted that almost destroyed the city. We learn how the iconic wave-patterned mosaics of Copacabana pavements were baptized with blood, and how more than a hundred years before the girl from Ipanema passed by, the girls from Ouvidor Street adopted French chic, and never gave it up. From what is arguably the most breathtakingly beautiful city 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 awe-inspiring beach life; of favelas, drugs, police, carnival, football, and music."--BOOK JACKET.
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