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Shining a light on a country where the commingling of cultures has created a people who are unafraid to embrace life. Just a few of the many stories and notable authors readers will find in this book are “A Place for Living” by Bill McKibben, “Opium of the People” by Alma Guillermoprieto, “On the Banks of the Solimoes” by Joe Kane, and many more.
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Amazon Average Rating 4.5/5.0
Business travellers have the great privilege of travelling to many parts of the world, but the disadvantage that we rarely get to see very much of our destination other than the airport, taxi, hotel, meeting rooms and restaurants. Travellers’ Tales Brazil is different from the typical travel guide, in that it provides many short portraits of many aspects of life in Brazil – making it eminently readable, the kind of book to dip into as time permits, adding that bit of local colour to my visit. Recommended!
Rating: 4 / 5
I thought that the book was a balanced collection of wonderful and telling tales of life in Brazil; well rounded and very well put together. I strongly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I thought that the book was a balanced collection of wonderful and telling tales of life in Brazil; well rounded and very well put together. I strongly recommend it.
Rating: 5 / 5
The book is unique in its wide range of viewpoints and subject matter. Interesting to see Brazil covered this way. I found it very helpful when I went to Brazil, along with the books “Lonely Planet: Brazil” and “The Brazilian Sound” (Temple University Press).
Rating: 4 / 5
Having read rave reviews, I purchased Travelers’ Tales Brazil. While some of the stories are interesting, the whole book smacks of dilettantism, that is, the stories are written by rich kids who got to spend some time there and want us to know about it. I don’t think having lots of short stories by lots of different dilettantes, sort of a shotgun approach, adds anything. An in-depth book by an individual, sympathetic observer would be much better. Probably a good novel of Brazil would also be much better. Travelers’ Tales didn’t do much for me
Rating: 3 / 5