Brazil on the Rise The Story of a Country Transformed

Name: Brazil on the Rise The Story of a Country Transformed
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ISBN: 9780230120730

ISBN-10: 0230120733

ISBN-13: 9780230120730

Edition: 2012

Authors: Larry Rohter

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Book details

List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 2/28/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 304
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English

Larry Rohter served as a correspondent in Rio de Janeiro for fourteen years forNewsweekand later asThe New York Timesbureau chief. He is widely considered a top expert on Brazil. Currently he is a culture reporter forThe New York Timesand a commentator for Brazilian media. He lives in Hoboken, NJ.



Introduction



A History of Booms and Busts



Sin and Salvation South of the Equator



The Myth of a Racial Paradise



The Tropical Lifestyle



Creativity, Culture, and "Cannibalism"



Industrial Giant, Agricultural Superpower



Energy to Burn: Petroleum, Ethanol, and Hydropower



The Amazon: Nationalism and Paranoia in the Jungle



Becoming a "Serious Country"



Politics After Lula and FHC


Postscript


Acknowledgments


Bibliography


Index