Ruy Castro is a writer and journalist whose books include two classics about bossa nova, a biography of the soccer star Garrincha, and an encyclopedia of Ipanema. He has also edited a compendium of 1,600 poisonous bons mots called "Bad Humor" and written two novels for children. His book "Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World" was published in the U.S. in 2000.