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  • Rio

    The Story of the Marvelous City

    by Orde Morton ...
    Rio de Janeiro’s is a lush, complex history that spans five centuries, and Marvelous City is the first full length retelling of that history written in English. From the beach life of the Ipanema and Copacabana to the struggles of the Rio’s infamous favelas, this is a story of contrast and contradiction. We are offered a glimpse into Rio’s high society and rich culture and are shown the endemic ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Brazil on the Rise

    The Story of a Country Transformed

    by Larry Rohter ...
    In this hugely praised narrative, New York Times reporter Larry Rohter takes the reader on a lively trip through Brazil's history, culture, and booming economy. Going beyond the popular stereotypes of samba, supermodels, and soccer, he shows us a stunning and varied landscape--from breathtaking tropical beaches to the lush and dangerous Amazon rainforest--and how a complex and vibrant people defy ... Read more

    $15.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Comandante

    Hugo Chávez's Venezuela

    by Rory Carroll ...
    **"An impressively well-researched and readable portrait . . . a useful reminder of what el Comandante did and didn't achieve, how he got away with it, and the danger of statesmen-as-showmen whose promises are too good to be true." —The New York Times Book Review"A deeply informative, sprightly chronicle of Venezuela's dizzying journey." —The Washington Post**In Comandante, acclaimed journalist ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Accidental President of Brazil

    A Memoir

    by Fernando Henrique Cardoso ...
    Fernando Henrique Cardoso received a phone call in the middle of the night asking him to be the new Finance Minister of Brazil. As he put the phone down and stared into the darkness of his hotel room, he feared he'd been handed a political death sentence. The year was 1993, and he would be responsible for an economy that had had seven different currencies in the previous eight years to cope with ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Dancing with the Devil in the City of God

    Rio de Janeiro on the Brink

    by Juliana Barbassa ...
    From prizewinning journalist and Brazilian native Juliana Barbassa comes a deeply reported and beautifully written account of the seductive and chaotic city of Rio de Janeiro as it struggles with poverty and corruption on the brink of the 2016 Olympic Games.Juliana Barbassa moved a great deal throughout her life, but Rio was always home. After twenty-one years abroad, she returned to find her ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • Evo Morales

    The Extraordinary Rise of the First Indigenous President of Bolivia

    by Martín Sivak ...
    The fascinating Bolivian president Evo Morales is vying with the brash and provocative leader of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, to be the most influential figure in South American politics today. Since coming into office four years ago, Morales has been intensely critical of the United States, speaking out against the drug war at the United Nations and implementing socialist programs at home, including ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Dancing with Dynamite

    Social Movements and States in Latin America

    by Benjamin Dangl ...
    Grassroots social movements played a major role electing left-leaning governments throughout Latin America. Subsequent relations between these states and "the streets" remain troubled. Contextualizing recent developments historically, Dangl untangles the contradictions of state-focused social change, providing lessons for activists everywhere. ... Read more

    $12.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Brazil on the Move

    by John Dos Passos ...
    John Dos Passos, the distinguished American novelist and historian has been personally interested in Brazil for the last fifteen years. He first visited the country in 1948, and returned again in 1956 and 1962. This book, which is based on his experiences in Brazil, presents the people and landscapes of a young country on the move.Here you will find several extraordinary reports on Brasilia, first ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Rio de Janeiro Reader

    History, Culture, Politics

    Edited by Daryle Williams, Amy Chazkel, Paulo Knauss de Mendonça ...
    Series series The Latin America Readers
    Spanning a period of over 450 years, The Rio de Janeiro Reader traces the history, culture, and politics of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through the voices, images, and experiences of those who have made the city's history. It outlines Rio's transformation from a hardscrabble colonial outpost and strategic port into an economic, cultural, and entertainment capital of the modern world. The volume ... Read more

    $32.39 USD

  • Roots of Brazil

    by Sérgio Buarque de Holanda ...
    Translated by G. Harvey Summ ...
    Series series Kellogg Institute Series on Democracy and Development
    Sérgio Buarque de Holanda's Roots of Brazil is one of the iconic books on Brazilian history, society, and culture. Originally published in 1936, it appears here for the first time in an English language translation with a foreword, "Why Read Roots of Brazil Today?" by Pedro Meira Monteiro, one of the world's leading experts on Buarque de Holanda.Roots of Brazil focuses on the multiple cultural ... Read more

    $20.89 USD

  • Anarchists and Communists in Brazil, 1900-1935

    by John W. F. Dulles ...
    In providing a detailed account of the leftist opposition and its bloody repression in Brazil during the Old Republic and the early years of the Vargas regime, John W. F. Dulles gives considerable attention to the labor movement, generally neglected by historians. This study focuses on the formation and activities of anarchists and Communists, the two most important radical groups working within ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

  • The Church in Brazil

    The Politics of Religion

    by Thomas C. Bruneau ...
    Series series LLILAS Latin American Monograph Series
    In 1980, Brazil was the largest Roman Catholic country in the world, with 90 percent of its more than 120 million people numbered among the faithful. The Church hierarchy became aware, however, that the religion practiced by the majority of its members was not that promoted by the institution, a point dramatized by the rapid growth of other religious movements in Brazil—particularly Protestant ... Read more

    $23.79 USD