Brazil Up Close: A Sensuous & Adventurous Guide [Paperback]

Pamela Bloom (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1996 | Series: Brazil Up Close

A visitors' guide to Brazil which covers all aspects of the country, from eco-trekking in the Amazon to samba shows and jazz bars in the cities. Explains where to buy the best crystals, tapestry and traditional clay icons, with advice on where to stay, from jungle lodges to resorts.

Product Details

• Paperback: 752 pages
• Publisher: Hunter Publishing (NJ) (December 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556507550
• ISBN-13: 978-1556507557
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,058,361 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Pamela Bloom is an award-winning writer, interfaith minister and spiritual counselor with a passionate interest in healing. She started her writing career as a music critic in New York, later veering into travel writing, where her adventures included dancing samba in Rio's Carnaval, biking through China, trekking through the Amazon, and dancing reggae with the Hopi Indians. Her books on Brazil--"Amazon Up Close" and "Brazil Up Close," both won the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award for Guidebook of the Year. She has also written a number of spiritually oriented books, including "on the Wings of Angels" and an essay packaged with the teachings of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. A conscious medium for over 25 years, Pamela had the exciting experience recently of channeling her latest work: "Heaven Speaks: Intimate Interviews with Illuminated Souls" with co-author Carla Flack. Her 2000 book, "Buddhist Acts of Compassion" is now being republished by Hampton Roads in April, 2010 under the new title "The Power of Compassion: Stories that Open the Heart, Heal the Soul and Change the World"--a compilation of true-life stories about transformative moments of kindness. A children's story for adults, "The Little Guitarra Who Played Herself," will also be available imminently on Amazon.com. Please visit her website--www.BooksbyPamelaBloom.com for more information, private sessions and press. And please visit her YouTube channel: www.YouTube.com/thepowerofcompassion--to enjoy original videos based on her book "The Power of Compassion."

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent guide, a great friend to travel with, November 9, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Up Close: A Sensuous & Adventurous Guide (Paperback)

My husband and I were planning to go to Argentina for our honeymoon but after reading Pamela Bloom's Brazil Up Close, we got so excited that we actually changed out itinerary and spent three weeks visiting five cities. This book not only gave us a very personal look at Brazil and Brazilians but also great places to visit. Thank you, Pamela Bloom! Because of you, we rode a jangada boat in Maceio, went dune surfing in Natal, heard THE BEST Brazilian music in Fortaleza and, thanks to this book, discovered the most exciting horseback trip around the mountains of Minas Gerais! These were all great recommendations from this book and what with all that Brazilian sensuality stuff, we had THE best honeymoon you could imagine! And although we met some tourists that had their wallet stolen, we followed all of the author's safety advice and nothing happened to us. In fact we both found Brazilians fantastic (in fact I was kinda wishing I had met one a little earlier!) No, really this is a great book and we can't wait to go back and try other things the author recommends. BUY IT! (It's only now I see that it won an award for Best Guidebook of the Year from the Society of American travel Writers. I tell you, the book deserves it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WIld Ride through Brazil, April 24, 2000

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Meri (Boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Brazil Up Close: A Sensuous & Adventurous Guide (Paperback)

I had to write a review about Brazil Up CLose because the one below is ridiculous. This was a terrific read and helped me enormously throughout my trip. In fact I switched my plans at the last minute and went to Brazil on a whim because of this book and was glad I did. It's a great country and no one writes in a more inspiring way than Pamela Bloom. I would highly recommend it.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, funny and inspiring!, November 10, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Brazil Up Close: A Sensuous & Adventurous Guide (Paperback)

This is simply a fantastic guidebook. Most guidebooks are soooooo boring you fall asleep reading them, but my husband and I actually fought over who would take this book to work!Finally we just got into bed and read it out loud to each other. It's funny, warm, sexy--just like Brazilians, but also sober about some of the more important problems Brazil faces. I loved the descriptions of the author's personal involvement dancing in Carnaval and those of her "Deep Throat" contributors. And her other adventures, like crashing through the rainforest, were fantastic. This guidebook is simply ALIVE! and will make you want to buy a ticket as fast as possible. BUY IT! Buy it for anybody who loves Brazil! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!