This is an introduction to the culture of Brazil through its music. Taking in "carnival" and "samba," the book focuses on Chico Buarque, a Brazilian musician who has become a national hero through his music.
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'Woodall captures the exhilaration as well as the grime and sweat of Rio and its music...a book that is filled with lyrical references and which has an hypnotic rhythm of its own.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Woodall seems consistently to ask the right questions..always engaging' TLS 'His writings on the music have lasting value' Q
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James Woodall has written on music, theatre and literature for, amongst others, THE TIMES, the DAILY TELEGRAPH, the OBSERVER and GQ. He has written a book on flamenco, and a biography of Jorge Luis Borges, THE MAN IN THE MIRROR OF THE BOOK, was published in 1996.
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In the late spring of 1992, I was at my desk leafing through various publishers' catalogues. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chico Buarque, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Gilberto Gil, Tom Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Buenos Aires, Gaetano Veloso, North Zone, Carmen Miranda, Liz Calder, South Zone, North American, Salvador da Bahia, Gal Costa, Latin American, John Lennon, Minas Gerais, Simple Brazilian, Noel Rosa, Oscar Niemeyer, South Ealing, Albert Hall New!
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In the late spring of 1992, I was at my desk leafing through various publishers' catalogues. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Chico Buarque, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, New York, Gilberto Gil, Tom Jobim, Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Buenos Aires, Gaetano Veloso, North Zone, Carmen Miranda, Liz Calder, South Zone, North American, Salvador da Bahia, Gal Costa, Latin American, John Lennon, Minas Gerais, Simple Brazilian, Noel Rosa, Oscar Niemeyer, South Ealing, Albert Hall New!
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- Cuba - the Land of Miracles by Stephen Smith in Back Matter
- Film : High Hopes by Mike Leigh on page 22
- George Best: The Legend in Pictures by Ivan Martin on page 42
- In Search of the Firedance: Spain Through Flamenco by James Woodall in Front Matter
- Rebellion in the Backlands (Os Sertoes ) by Euclides da Cunha in Back Matter
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- The Japanese Community in Brazil, 1908-1940: Between Samurai and Carnival by Stewart Lone in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Backpacker's Bible: Your Essential Guide to Round-the-World Travel by Suzanne King on page 168
- Footprint Rio de Janeiro Handbook : The Travel Guide by Mick Day on page 85
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