{"product_id":"rio-de-janeiro","title":"Rio de Janeiro","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRio de Janeiro\u003c\/h1\u003eRuy Castro\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury USA\u003cbr\u003eAugust 1 2004\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781582341903\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1582341907\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003eRuy 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 - the feeling of a city on fire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this spellbinding fifth entry in Bloomsbury's The Writer and the City series, Rio de Janeiro's vibrant history unfolds. While stiff-collared poets flirted with prim young ladies in coffeehouses during the belle époque, 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 really 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. With his own Carioca good humor and great storytelling gifts, Ruy Castro brings the reader thrillingly close to the flames.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67390955520045,"sku":"19767","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_4a5be6b6-7f34-4244-92cf-042bda457ac7.jpg?v=1787349814","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/rio-de-janeiro","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}