Brazil Incarnate [Hardcover]

Paul Theroux (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Art Books International (September 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0953675610
• ISBN-13: 978-0953675616
• Product Dimensions: 14.3 x 11 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,752,422 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Better title:"Transsexuals of Brazil", February 6, 2005

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James L. Inman (Santa Maria, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazil Incarnate (Hardcover)

Pillitz has done his homework and infiltrated the inner sanctum of the the transvestite underworld of Brazil in order to capitalize on a very temporal and sex-crazed society. The black and white photography renders the subjects seemlessly, considering the starkness of black/white admixtures following generations of miscegenation. My main complaint is that Pillitz' obsession with the transgender world skews what the title and front photograph advertise. Further, the back cover states "a five year study on Brazilian sexuality and body culture"; however, in the author's own words he describes how he became fixated on transsexuals and patiently gained acceptance by visiting and living amongst them.
Don't buy this book in order to see much debauchery. There are many shots of bare breasts (mostly transsexual) and the most risque pic shows a guy tonguing a breast at the Gay Ball. Since HIV/AIDS is so prevalent, a few shots of transsexual bodies ravaged by AIDS would have been a good counterpoint.
The price is steep ($75) and fortunately I was able to get a loaner from the local library. I suggest you do the same if possible; otherwise, pass on this.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Wrong book--Wake up Amazon.com!!!!, July 12, 2006

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Daniel O'Donnell (Upper Penninsula of Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Brazil Incarnate (Hardcover)

I appreciate photographer Anthony Suau's work, but this book BRAZIL INCARNATE is not by Anthony Suau even though Amazon's website says that it is. The book is by a photographer who's last name is Pillitz. I ordered this book, waiting for a book by Anthony Suau, the author according to Amazon.com of the book BRAZIL INCARNATE. I wish Amazon.com hadn't decieved me and sent me a book that is not by Anthony Suau. Shame on Amazon.com. Did they lie on purpose? I don't think so... It's general incompetance, that's all. Now, I am stuck with a book I didn't order. Thanks for nothing you bastards!